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The history of Belmont, an upscale Black suburb in Maryland that was halted by White developers

The history of Belmont, an upscale Black suburb in Maryland that was halted by White developers

In 1906, four Black businessmen – Charles Cuney, Michel Dumas, James Neill, and Alexander Sautterwhite – set their sights on creating an upscale Black suburb in Maryland. They subsequently launched the ambitious project by buying acres of land at a location close to the Washington, D.C. line, per What I’m Reading.  Unfortunately, their vision could…

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