As I toured the trendy Bouldin Creek neighborhood — west of South Congress Avenue and just south of Lady Bird Lake — I could see remnants of a once-thriving black community of freed slaves who lived in this area following the Civil War and into the 1950s.
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Gentrification Everywhere: Black Folks in Austin, Texas ‘Pushed Out’ to Make Way for Tech-Start Ups and Hipsters?
African-Americans are leaving the city of Austin, Texas, in droves, according to a new study. The reason: They can no longer afford the homes.
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