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The Triangle Business Block was a hub for black businesses in the area in the twentieth century. But after decades of local government efforts, the area was redeveloped and black businesses were displaced. (WYDaily/William & Mary Special Collections)
Williamsburg is known for celebrating history, but the stories of a Black business sector in the 20th century are still being preserved by those who remember it.
Growing up, Latasha Holloway remembers her grandmother, QuoVadis Wright, telling her stories of the Triangle Blockâa Black-owned business community in downtown Williamsburg. Hollowayâs relatives and ancestors owned businesses in the area until the middle of the 20th century when decades of local government action drove the Black business people out of the area.