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Jake Bittle, Fast Company
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Princeville, North Carolina, is the oldest town in the U.S. founded by formerly enslaved people. But climate change might demand that everyone relocate to higher ground. Princeville, North Carolina, the oldest community in the United States founded by formerly enslaved people, has been trapped in a cycle of disaster and disinvestment for decades.

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