Orange Mound
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Orange Mound is a historic, predominantly African-American neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, recognized as one of the first planned Black communities in the United States.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic African-American neighborhood
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ planned Black community ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedFrom | former Deaderick plantation land ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuiltEnvironment |
single-family homes
ⓘ
small commercial corridors ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
predominantly African-American population
ⓘ
predominantly residential ⓘ strong community identity ⓘ |
| hasCity | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityInstitution |
churches
ⓘ
local businesses ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | community festivals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity |
Black community
ⓘ
Southern African-American culture ⓘ |
| hasDemographicGroup | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic African-American community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
post–Civil War African-American urban development
ⓘ
segregated housing patterns in the United States ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
center of Black life in Memphis
ⓘ
early site of Black landownership and homeownership ⓘ |
| hasIdentity |
Black neighborhood
ⓘ
historic Black community in Memphis ⓘ |
| hasPlanningStatus | planned residential subdivision for African Americans ⓘ |
| hasPopulationGroup | working-class residents ⓘ |
| hasPostalCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
historically significant Black community
ⓘ
one of the first self-contained Black neighborhoods in the United States ⓘ |
| hasSocioeconomicHistory |
community-led revitalization efforts
ⓘ
periods of disinvestment and decline ⓘ |
| hasTransportationContext | served by Memphis public transit ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSettlement | urban neighborhood ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Shelby County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
African-American cultural heritage
ⓘ
being one of the first planned Black communities in the United States ⓘ historic significance in Black homeownership ⓘ |
| partOf | Memphis metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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