dr. schuman. he had about 17 and slaved slaved -- ensl aved.is slaves andd they went to liberia and they peoplee of the first who moved to liberia. 67, a school is built in the happy hill community. in 1872 land is purchased and the community is formed. in the 1880's, you have about 25 families who have actually settled and the happy hill community and the community begins to grow. a cemetery is established. you have about 50 more families that are now living in the happy hill community. a growth1920, there is spurt due to the industrialization of winston, and so many people coming up from south carolina to work in the factories. so in the 1920's there are 120 families living in what we now know as the happy hill community. formed-knit bond is between these families, and that is the irony of it. hill community was put together or developed, designed to keep black people away but as a result, we formed this community and people begin to bond, they have shops, they have stores, the community becomes a place of home for them. of course, the town p

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-kni