Even delinquent real estate tax lists were segregated in Jim Crow Wilson. Just over ten days from auction, dozens of African-American property owners had not yet settled their accounts. The list reveals a number of absentee owners — some living in neighboring counties and others hundreds of miles away in Great Migration cities. Samuel H. Vick‘s whopping $775.94 bill reflects the more than 100 parcels he owned across the city.
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Wilson Daily Times, 21 August 1926.
“Segregated ( and published) real estate taxes”…
my my my…..very ill gotten…talking about priviledge to get ahead for the remainder…systemic contribution to the wealth gap of today!
The white list was about one quarter the length.
…not indicating that they weren’t delinquent.