This Historically Black Town has an Important Lesson for All of Us
Black History Year
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🗓️ 18 May 2025
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Lincoln Heights was full of hard-working Black people. The town’s history dates back to the 1920s when Black Southerners migrated to the Northern California town because they were promised something crucial.
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| 1:00.8 | Lincoln Heist was full of hardworking black people. |
| 1:03.8 | The town's history dates back to the 1920s where black southerners migrated to the northern |
| 1:08.5 | California town because they were promised something crucial. |
| 1:13.2 | This is too many Black history. |
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| 1:20.7 | The new Lincoln Heights residents were promised employment working in a sawmill. |
| 1:26.2 | The town had his own church, barbershop, nightclubs, |
| 1:29.1 | and even more. Therefore, it flourished. But after poverty struck, many black people left. |
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