The date of this list is unknown, but what an amazing piece of history! Asheville has long had a rich network of formal and informal social groups among the African American community. Only a few of these groups still exist, but there are many new groups, church families, neighborhood groups, intergenerational family ties, and now online groups to add to the networks of connection in Asheville’s African American community.
As with any other large group of people, they represent a wide range of opinions, points of view, political thoughts and life experiences that make for a diverse, multi-dimensional community.