Princeville was originally founded as Freedom Hill in 1865. It has been destroyed by flooding nine times since 1800. The community continues to rebuild after every storm. Scalawag’s Dr. Danielle Purifoy, a NC Environmental Justice Network Board member, reports on what we should really know about the first black municipality in the United States, and why we should save it. Click HERE to read the full text on the Scalawag Magazine site.
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