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IMPACT OF URBAN RENEWAL ON A HISTORICAL BLACK COMMUNITY IN ASHEVILLE, NC

LIBRARY SCIENCE & INFORMATION 747 COURSE – PHILLIP NICHOLAS & PROFESSOR RICHARD MARCIANO

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OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT

6 students in the Master of Library and Information Science Program at the University of Maryland, College Park & 1 Professor

Each with various interdisciplinary backgrounds – History, Art History, IT & Computer Science, & English Literature

Worked with Historical Archival Records from the Buncombe County Records Office in North Carolina

Separated into 3 groups of 2 students

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HISTORY OF THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT IN ASHEVILLE

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EXPLORING THE COUNTY RECORDS

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REGISTER OF DEED

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EXTRAPOLATING THE METADATA

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