Communities destroyed & displaced
Hayti, taken for the Durham Freeway
Redevelopment and freeway construction, late 1950s to 1970sHayti, along Fayetteville Street south of downtown, Durham, NC
Urban renewal and the Durham Freeway destroyed the commercial heart of Hayti, one of the most successful Black business districts in the South, along with thousands of homes.
The shape on the map is a reconstruction drawn from historical descriptions, not a surveyed boundary. Follow the sources for authoritative maps.