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important because they are an iconic symbol of african-american freedom post-emancipation. shotgun houses were small dwellings, they were able to afford as they entered into this kind of new life situation. so we want to preserve these symbols of freedom. they are small dwellings, but they have such a large story. that is why we want to preserve these shotgun houses. >> the happy hill neighborhood actually started in 1872. if we back up a little bit there, the schuman plantation was broken into lots and sold for homeownership post-emancipation. it was actually a way to keep the freedmen, these newly free

people, out of the town of salem. a little bit about the schuman plantation. chuman was a moravian, and he owned a slave. however the town needed a doctor. they wanted to bring in dr. schuman. the town of salem did not allow individual ownership of slaves. so a house was built for dr. schuman on the salem farm of the salem plantation. he ended up with about 17 enslaved people. in 1836, he emancipates the people he has enslaved and they go to liberia, some of the first freed people to go to liberia. the doctor moves back into the town of salem. after the civil war ends, 1867, a school was built in what has become known as the happy hill

community. 1872 is actually when the land was purchased, and the community is actually formed. moving on to the 1880's, you have about 25 families now who have actually settled in the happy hill community, and the community begins to grow. the cemetery is established as well. you have about 50 more families that are now living in the happy hill community. 1910 to 1920 there is a growth spurt due to industrialization of winston. so many people coming up from south carolina to work in the factories. so around 1920, there are 130 families living in what we now know as the happy hill community. this close-knit bond is formed between these families, and i think that is sort of the irony of it. the happy hill community was put designedor developed,

to keep black people away but, form thist, you community and people began to bond. they have shops, they have stores. the community becomes a place of home for them. so of course, as time progresses, around 1910 the railroad comes through and cats -- cuts the community off from the east side of town. also developing along this time -- happy hill is a working class community. east of happy hill would have been columbia heights, which was a community of professional african-american teachers who would be working at the university. 52, u.s. 52, the highway cut through happy hill and takes away the north end of the graveyard. the south end of the graveyard. that is another devastating blow to the community as well.

all of this time, you still have these people that are making a life as a result of these changes around them. these two shotgun houses were saved. they are very symbolic. the architectural style is very important. the one behind me was moved here. now, we believe that this house has been moved three times. so we believe it is dying or crying out, like there is a reason this house has been saved. that is why we are working so hard to preserve it. also, the other house that was placed on this lot next to an existing shotgun house, it is on its original foundation. and that one we want to save as well. there were 2 there. one of them has been burned, we think was burnt down. that house would be used as an exhibit space or a muse and --

museum space to house the history of the happy hill community and house the local history of african-americans in winston-salem. the plan is, of course, to have happy hill established as an historic neighborhood and have these two houses as the gateway into the community, the land structures for our heritage site. the community values the historical and architectural significance of these houses. it has been an ongoing project for nearly 30 years to save them. and we hope that they will be around for future generations to really embody and house the history of this community. you can watch this and other

programs on the history of communities across the country at c-span.org/citiestour. next on american history tv congressional research service , analyst jane armstrong hudiburg talks about the life and legacy of suffragettist, pacifist, and politician jeannette rankin. the first woman elected to congress. the u.s. capitol historical society posted this event. it is about 55 minutes. chuck: today, we are here to listen to jane hudiburg, who is an old friend of the society. your first, as i understand it, your first involvement falling in love with the capital was as a tour guide with the capital guide service. then jane was a writer and researcher for the senate history office. she was student programs coordinator of the maryland general assembly in annapolis.