BLACK HISTORY

How Three Historic Black Towns Were Destroyed by Racism and Greed

Morrisonville, Reveilletown, and Sunrise were wiped off the map

Allison Wiltz
Published in
5 min readFeb 3, 2024

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AI-generated image of a Black woman standing in front of her home | created by author using CANVA

Learning black history can sometimes feel like turning on a light in a dark room. There’s a sense of enlightenment from learning about people, places, and events hidden behind lock and key. For…

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Allison Wiltz

Black womanist Scholar bylines @ Momentum, Oprah Daily, ZORA, GEN, EIC of Cultured #WEOC Founder allisonthedailywriter.com https://ko-fi.com/allyfromnola