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"SHOTGUN HOUSES." These houses are thought to be located on Gilmer Street [Greensboro, NC] near Trinity AME Zion Church. These houses were economical, easy to heat and were affordable for the community.

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From Otis L. Hairston, Jr., Greensboro North Carolina, Black America Series (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 98.