Visiting a Historic African-American Community in Boone, NC

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[@brownbagz]

"In this community, we help one another!" I wish we could go back to that!

[@Imissyoulou]

Brown, it was a beautiful time in the Black community. I grew up in Lawndale, on the westside of Chicago. I remember, oh so well, how it was when we all stuck together and helped each other.

Well, after integration, J. Edgar Hoover and this government involvement of pushing drugs into the African American community, Cointelpro and other destabilization campaigns toward African American community, i.e. against the Black Panther party and other organization that simply wanted equality. There are tons of books written about this...This destabilization campaigns practiced all over the world, especially on the continent of African, which is the most lucrative property on the face of the earth. However, that continent and its population will remain poor because the U.S. and other European community will continue to extract its many, many resources, minerals, cobalts, etc. They do this by bribing an official in that country and/or engage in coups, etc. The geopolitics of this world ISN'T as it appears. However, reading, along with watching videos of the late Jordan Maxwell, Dr. John Coleman and the Committee of 300. Additionally, no president, whether Democrats or Republican can and/or will help you. All of them are controlled and paid for. They were not and never will be for the people. However, I am not simply requesting that people refrain from voting. Yes, continue to vote in your local election. However, you and your friends much ask many of those do-nothing-politicans what can they do for you and my community. Once elected, you MUST hold them accountable by organizing and voting them out of office.

[@Integralthoughts]

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[@Integralthoughts]

Fg egg😊faf9sfyffy TTFN af

[@EavyMuturuh]

Exactly

[@evefavorse5939]

Glad they held on to their heritage and community

[@brownbagz]

Me too!

[@EavyMuturuh]

Because they were left alone thanks be to God.

[@Hildaearle-jn3jy]

Youareright

[@brownbagz]

Growing up in a predominantly AA city, Flint, Michigan, I used to think that there were no other black people, beyond Flint and Detroit. My great, great grandmother used to say, "Oh no baby, there ain't a place on God's green earth that we haven't touched!" I'm now 57 & of course have had the chance to travel, marry, have my own children & this was so refreshing to watch. My folks all come from the south but this was eye opening for me!

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Thank you for watching and your comment!

[@Phaybaby1]

I went to Idlewild on one of my trips to Michigan. Wonderful state with extensive AA history they just have a few hiccups.

[@allennezi1674]

It’s good knowing that people had the roughest time but still have the fondest memories. I go into trance mode listening to their stories.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

I agree!

[@deloreswillis9224]

Amen. 🙏🏿

[@baileytee9368]

First of all thank you for this information!!! I’m not from Appalachia but from the Sandhills of NC. It brought tears to my eyes to hear about the closeness of the community. Made me realize that tho we have progressed, we’ve also lost so much.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Thanks for watching!

[@VisibleTimes]

The quality of people at their core seemed to have declined as technology, formal education, and money/income became more central focus.

[@bobbymckinley2017]

VERY GOOD TO SEE BLACK FAMILIES IN THIS TOWN VERY NICE TO SEE HOW HELP ONE ANOTHER THIS IS LOVE ❤️ FOR THEMSELVES

[@donnamays24]

I love Busters southern accent…as a multi generational Appalachian girl myself I really appreciate his accent…like music❤. Thanks for this!

[@scotthayes1210]

Buster was a good man, I'd see him at Hardee's every morning. He'd eat breakfast with his friends. Nicest dude ever

[@cynthiawilkins2965]

Really enjoyed this piece of history I didn’t know about. Thank GOD for KZbin taking us places, closed to us in the 20th Century. With this and other media platforms, we can go all over world learning about our black history and history of others. This is one pro! for the online platforms not ignoring their cons as well.

[@brendaphillips6379]

It was a pleasure to watch this historic video. It was indeed a blessing to have discovered that this town is figuratively in my backyard. I would love to visit North Carolina and learn more firsthand of what it's like to be amongst spiritual, kind, loving people. I currently reside in Georgia where I was born. I am not as knowledgeable as you are of your family history. I am still learning piece by piece of where I originate from. This was a beautiful presentation. Thank you all for sharing your past, present, and future with the world.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

@brendaphillips6379 Thank you for watching! We appreciate it!

[@renee5063]

OWN MY GOODNESS IVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO FIND PHOTOS, or any other information concerning people in my family tree. To my great amazement the history of black people in Watauga NC pops up on my KZbin feed this morning. And to make even more grand. The son of Ervin Horton and Clarissa Council also pops up in the telling of Boones history. So nice to see the faces of people who were just names in my family tree.

[@Nanbebe7]

I took a Travel nurse job in Andrews NC in 2019 and the area is beautiful right above the North GA mountains 20 minutes from the GA state line. I was fascinated to find out when the whites ran the Black community out of Forsythe county GA in the early 1900 they fled to this area. I would love to return for the relaxation. Mountain life is amazing.

[@ellieteixeira3621]

Thank you for sharing this video

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@olinkabaker1027]

I was born and bred all of my 50 years in NC (east coast) and had no clue that there were Black folks from Boone. Thank you for sharing a bit of your lives and history.

[@AgathaLoveless]

Thanks for sharing…I have a grandson who just moved to the Boone area.I would like to visit this church on my next visit.These are amazing people!

[@scottballard7096]

And wonderful music!

[@Pamela-uk2yh]

So glad to know about this bit of history of African Americans in Appalschia(sp)....When I was completing a 3 month clinical internship in Morgantan,NC...I was fascinated by the deep,southern," twangy" accents( particularly how Buster speaks/sounds who is featured on this Vlog ) of the black people that I encountered,befriended and worked with.. and I am a Black person myself.The one thing that is similar no matter where black people lived a community within community was formed in that:,neighbors looked out for one snother,mothers yielded a lot of power,grandparents were an integral to helping raise the children, all were church going,rich in love but not material things...and on and on!👍

[@patantoine6819]

These people are not African Americans. They were always there. The are Indigenous Indian Americans, who have been disconnected from their original roots. Others assumed they are African due to their darker complexion.

[@nonino1644]

Absolutely and they have a distinct look. Today We can look at what’s happening to the indigenous “black” community called Kanaks in New Caledonia to see what happened to the indigenous “black” people in USA. The people in this video ancestors were mixed in with African enslaved people.

[@deloreswillis9224]

Veryyyy informative & soooooooo interesting thank you for posting❤❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Chan-og8pu]

My Appalachian family are from the Lumbee tribe. Robeson NC

[@athomewithrosa]

This was so informative! My grandfather was a Black Appalachian from Wheeling, WV and I am researching my ancestry and how I fit in within America. Thank you so much for this.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

Amen ... somehow we all fit * in ❤

[@willsaunders5481]

Thank you need more like these

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@yevonnehorn6196]

Lovely, Lovely, so glad this video is posted. Thank you for sharing 🙏 A senior for Alabama. Never heard of the Junaluska Community. God bless and keep you all in Boone NC. Amen 🙏😊.

[@markevans7269]

The ladie in the pink jumper as beautiful eyes 😍 looks like a lovely community

[@ColetteElizabeth]

Wow. What a rich history. I'm not sure how this video showed up on my feed, but I am I'm happy that it did. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you sooo much for sharing 💜

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!

[@wai-q2k]

This is very interesting. I love these kinds of documentaries!

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@oldbitty5879]

How amazing,!! Thanks for sharing this story.

[@SpenSir]

Thanks, born in the Piedmont and didn't know this 😮

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

You are very welcome! Not many people do.

[@janettebyrd1172]

This is beautiful hear about this place love tha God bless you all.

[@sealfan1000]

What a beautiful part of our history. Thank you for sharing this.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed!

[@sealfan1000]

@@AppalachianMemoryKeepers soooooooooooo much! I was in tears and am so grateful. Be Blessed

[@dmh7x70]

Thanks for sharing this history...I was thinking of relocating there in Boone.

[@GMAMEC]

Thanks for sharing this lovely community. Some of these stories might be lost in time. Based on their responses, some of the residents are over 78 years old.

[@Treasuremonk]

You need to go to Goo Goo community in Boone Clarks creek find John Townsend . Our family moved there in 1820’s from Catawba County, There were 2 brothers , and one black family. A book called the “Heathen Hollar” was written about it. A wild story ! We still have family reunions

[@londonkyguy]

I love listening to this history.

[@swannoir7949]

So did I ❤

[@brendahaire8824]

This was an awesome interview with all of these people.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Thank you!

[@cheryltaylor1547]

It's a Blessing how the community stuck together. I grew up in a neighborhood like this but it was mi xed cultures. Who did what this community did. It's a BLESSING to hold on to their heritage ❤

[@80KLady]

I absolutely loved this video and learning this history that I never knew, thank you so much ❤❤❤new subscriber!

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Thanks for subbing!

[@SmartMoneyBro]

Love this history. Buster sounds so much like Andy Griffith. I guess it is North Carolina.😊

[@scotthayes1210]

Buster was the man! Loved that man such a good dude. Talked to him many, many mornings at Hardee's.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

We agree! He was very gracious to us and a GREAT interview!

[@lillianwilliams5510]

Thank you for these historic stories. Many of us have family history, similar to these.

[@EavyMuturuh]

Who is envious of this close knit community?These communities are far and in between now.

[@SAPHYTYRA]

Niiiice interview.

[@Gregory-t2g]

Hi,the hills set 2 low but knows what the mountains knows for sure.

[@mizfrenchtwist]

hello , who would have thought that , black americans , lived there ,🤔🤔🤔🤔 too cool . great share , thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰................

[@EavyMuturuh]

The sceneries is everything.

[@quishabellamy1069]

Enjoyed this!

[@maggieemrick7623]

David is so cute ❤ going home every weekend to see his parents. What a sweetie. And Buster too "black or white, blue or yella it doesnt matter" ❤❤❤

[@jamielunes1841]

I was listening to the radio yes radio when I found this out

[@swannoir7949]

I still listen to radio. Got a Radio Shack radio, too.

[@phyllisarrington7436]

The Junaluska I know is NOWHERE near Boone. It's west of Asheville and is the center of our Methodist Conference. 🤷‍♀️

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

You are correct. This is a DIFFERENT community named Junaluska.

[@reginaann7792]

Lake junaluska?? That's the only place I know of west of Asheville.

[@shanninjaninalucas8947]

🌹🫵🏿Junealuska, was a Cherokee Indian Chief brave warrior who fought in the creek war of 1814 alongside his warriors for the United States Of America he saved the life of General Jackson at the battle of Horseshoe Bend under President Andrew Jackson for his bravery and faithfulness North Carolina made Junealuska a Citizen and gave him land in Draham County along with $100 for his military bravory He died October 20th 1868 the name Junealuska ment "He who tries, but fails" as we now know it Junealuska was a Inspiration to many as The Indigenous Chief 🇱🇷💝💝💝💝💝💝💝

[@jenniferrose-ly4ej]

Thank you for filling in the real history of this community.

[@shanninlucas]

🌹🙋🏿🇺🇸Your super welcome

[@delcomservices5807]

Many of the people with dark skin were forced to be called African on the census which the records before 1850 were burned, and destroyed their native history

[@magmaraymaker.kweenkleokat8779]

First, They were already there! 2nd my grandmother--a textile trader came down from those mountains to the coast in the late 1880's leaving her mother in the mountains who was somewhere around 80 years old by that time.

[@EavyMuturuh]

@@magmaraymaker.kweenkleokat8779true already there.

[@UrsulaPainter]

This is at the end of my life and I'm just realizing how government institutions kept us apart instead of bringing us together. It's a shame!

[@TC-1985]

I Hope These Brothers And Sisters Came Through The Hurricane OK..

[@deewilson3239]

Thank you !!❤

[@CJJohnson-tt6xs]

Cj I was always told in those mountains they were very very close knit.

[@janhunter5443]

Thanks for this doing this video!

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@maredunmyers6973]

My kids family is from Gastonia rasied on Gregory hill

[@waliasad5475]

I got family in Gastonia ❤

[@sage4nowty129]

These people are Native Black Americans, not African-Americans. It's great how they work together and help each other. Something sorely missing from a lot of black Americans today, unfortunately!

[@sunjourney3723]

You mean they are the Aboriginal/Indigenous people of the land. The Naitives are the $5 Indians you see today.💚❤️💚🪶🪶🪶

[@jenniferrose-ly4ej]

You both are right on point! It's good to know some of us know the real truth!

[@sage4nowty129]

@@sunjourney3723 The Natives, $5 Indians are not the natives of the US as some people assume, they migrated from Asia. By Native Black Americans i mean, these descendants of the black slaves in the US, are completely disconnected from Africa. They were born here, and they know nothing of Africa, their African slave ancestors were stripped of all things African when they were enslaved. And we black people, descendants of black African slaves were in the US before all the immigrants. We are not immigrants. And our black ancestors built the US, although today they get no credit for it.

[@Imissyoulou]

I did not hear that any of them had Indian decesdants, but they could have.

[@zeeqq105]

Yall need to stop with taking on the Indian name. We are NOT INDIANS. We are African Americans. We come from Africa. And those where already here were African as well. We don’t have anything genetically, culturally or spiritually with the people we call Native American but we do with Africans. Slavery taught us for centuries to be ashamed of being African and anything African was bad. This is the legacy we deal with today. It’s why people like you that want to be anything but African. Slavery was not just a physical bondage but also mental emotional and psychological abuse bondage……for over 400 years and over a hundred years (after slavery) of a society that pushed and promoted the negativity we were taught( negative stereotypes, segregation, lynching,burning our towns down discrimination etc etc)

[@PsychoticGenius]

We used to call Junaluska "The Hill" , I spent some time up there,some good friends live/lived there, I was raised in Boone and graduated WHS in '95.

[@valerieduncan2397]

Absolutely Awesome!!!!😊

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

Yes Indeedy !

[@MsNerdsRevenge]

I thank you. I miss home.

[@janhunter5443]

This was so interesting!!!

[@rev.e.regisbunch4097]

A lot of African Americans from NC have Boone as a last name

[@RasheedGazzi]

Western N.C. for sure.

[@jenniferrose-ly4ej]

I see there are a lot of people (Indigenous) in the comments that know the true history of the so-called African Americans. We have Jesse Jackson to think for that name African American.

[@Imissyoulou]

think?

[@asabifatosin1150]

The MAJORITY of us are American Africans, descended from our African ancestors. There are indigenous peoples mixed in but our core group is African. It’s too bad that so many are still caught up in that European Christianity worship system. . They were absolutely AWFUL PEOPLE. Why in the world would we want to take up their religion? Reach back and come forth with the traditions of your ancestors before the great fakeout.

[@RasheedGazzi]

You will do anything to disrespect the ancestors that you came from because of some misplaced shame.

[@mariahyman2025]

Interesting . I love their accents

[@PinkPoodle30]

I know this is about the history of African Americans in Boone, North Carolina, but I wished this video included a look at today’s younger African Americans in Boone.

[@sancraft1]

I want to move there.

[@winngriff]

Is this a place with tourism or visiting possibilities or will a visit be intrusive? I checked, live 4 hrs away

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

The best place to start would be to attend church in the community facebook.com/boonechurch/

[@winngriff]

@@AppalachianMemoryKeepers Thanks. Aww man, I can see myself being a first time visitor .LOL

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

@@winngriff they are very welcoming. It is a great congregation.

[@alonzoburns4289]

Importance of chain links in it connectivity to community.

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

?

[@brandycoke713]

Black people born in America not Africans and didn't came from Africa either.

[@sunjourney3723]

❤💚❤️🪶🪶🪶🏹🏹🏹👍🏾👏🏾

[@Jerahmeelli415]

Lies

[@carliciawade1466]

You I as I've gotten older and actually thought about what was taught, I'm questioning it. 🤔 so there were no "BLACK PEOPLE " on this land we now call the USA?!? Just a thought..

[@RasheedGazzi]

Stop.

[@tonikelley9769]

The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Reread true history. The mountains reveals the truth that lies within the corridors of cities streets that were paved from the hands of rich industrious African Americans hands, Indigenous Native Americans, Moors, etc

[@annamaydouglas7511]

Wow! Very interesting.

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

Thanks for watching!

[@copperessentialherbalprod9126]

Why do they sound like caucasian people from the hills?

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

I have been told by local historians that most folks born in these mountains before 1960, both black and white, talked with the same general "mountain" accent. These same historians also told me that this was due to the lack of outside influences (TV, Radio, etc), the lack of travel, and the relative isolation of the region. I had one local gentleman tell me that as late as 1970 you could not tell if a person was black or white when you called them up on the phone as most folks had the same general accent.

[@patantoine6819]

The dialect is a southern regional thing.

[@nonino1644]

The Black culture you see on TV is manufactured and has been used to program the masses to think rap and hi hop subcultures is the main way Black people speak and live. It’s influenced young Black folk so much they don’t even know how the Black community really WAS.

[@sunjourney3723]

😂

[@soulspirationgoddess]

Funny you say that because I closed my eyes while listening to them talk to see if I would be able to distinguish, and I couldn’t lol

[@Kamau-y3g]

This man kind of looks like Tom Hank😂😂

[@patantoine6819]

These inhabitants are the descendants of Indigenous Cherokee Indians, who Lake Junaluska is named after. It’s Leader and warrior, Chief Junaluska who saved Andrew Jackson at Horseshoe Bend, Alabama. Jackson was later part of the federal government negotiated treaties aimed at clearing Indian-occupied land for white (European invaders) settlers. Backstabbing turncoat!

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

@patantoine6819 I think it is important to note that you are assigning a genealogy to these folks that they themselves do not claim. Also, Boone, NC (where this community exists) is over 100 miles from the man-made Lake to which you refer. Finally, archeology and the historical record clearly shows that there were no permanent Cherokee villages in Watauga County and hence no local Cherokee population when the first Europeans arrived.

[@Tmac_305]

​@@AppalachianMemoryKeepers how can you claim a lineage that hasn't been told to you and lied about for generations?

[@nonino1644]

True. They’re just going with the identity they were assigned as oppressed people normally do.

[@richdad360]

​@AppalachianMemoryKeepers You did say that the records were sketchy. Also, he who wins the war rights the history. A lot of it is full of secreats & lies. IJS. I appreciate the video.

[@MYODB-ov9bb]

Did they claim African as their genealogy?​@@AppalachianMemoryKeepers

[@WAR_1933]

African American is a classification made in 1988 these folks would have been classed as 1492 "indian" or "1600" classifications for blacks at that time meaning most are "indigenous" blacks

[@gmsgabaradama2009]

I was born and raised in that community are my family

[@YasirBrown-xd9mh]

💯 🔥 ✅️

[@lilyofthevalley2248]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾Wow‼️💪🏾💪🏾

[@reginaann7792]

He said Mrs. Lowry. Thats a lumbee last name. I know alot of lumbee people.

[@lamars2486]

I miss this accent 😢 ❤

[@AppalachianMemoryKeepers]

You don't hear it much any more, unfortunately.

[@zeealamin7581]

I plan to visit the Appalachians.

[@CJJohnson-tt6xs]

♥️💗💗♥️

[@johngray491]

I'M SO GLAD THAT I'M BLACK.

[@bernadettepierre7935]

Washboard days..hmm... I know those days

[@swannoir7949]

I got one and still use it