Princeville
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Princeville is a historic town in North Carolina recognized as one of the first communities in the United States incorporated by formerly enslaved African Americans.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic African-American town
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town ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasDemographicGroup | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | repeated flooding events ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic African-American community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early example of Black political autonomy in the United States
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symbol of African-American resilience after slavery ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | predominantly African-American community ⓘ |
| hasRiskFactor | vulnerability to river flooding ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsMunicipalityBy | formerly enslaved African Americans ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Edgecombe County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Coastal Plain of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Eastern North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tarboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
African-American self-governance after the Civil War
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being one of the first U.S. towns incorporated by formerly enslaved African Americans ⓘ |
| partOf |
American South
NERFINISHED
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Reconstruction-era African-American communities ⓘ |
| roadAccessVia | U.S. and state highways in Edgecombe County ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
African-American history studies
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U.S. Reconstruction history ⓘ |
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