HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Families in Huntersville are concerned they will be forced out of their historic neighborhood, and now they’re planning to fight back.
First named Pottstown in 1909, the historically Black neighborhood was home to many formerly enslaved people. Residents are worried it will be overrun with new developments.
“We’ve got to stop this nonsense about gentrification. You’re gonna rob me to give somebody else a platform of more wealth. Doesn’t make sense,” resident Betty Jane Caldwell said.
>> In the video at the top of the page, Channel 9′s Anthony Kustura explains its historic roots and how one neighbor is taking it upon herself to protect her home.
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