For their working-class, historically Black neighborhood, it was a lifeline to the outside world, a source of both pride and convenience.
She doesn’t want to leave Turner Station, where her grandparents put down roots many decades ago.
The federal government provided nearby housing only for white workers, so Black families started their own community in nearby Turner Station.
He said Turner Station residents have expressed concern about potential damage to buildings from the seismic impact of the collapse.
Meanwhile, Turner Station residents will be doing what they’ve done for generations: coming together and fighting for their community.
Persons:
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Minor, she’s, ruefully, ”, Courtney Speed, shouldn’t, “ We’ve, Turner, Speed’s Barber, “, ” Henrietta, Johns Hopkins, Robert Curbeam, Kweisi Mfume, Calvin Hill, “ It’s, Mfume, he’s, ” Mfume, Marquis Neal, Linwood Jackson, Jackson, ” Vernon Banks, There’s Gloria Nelson, there’s, Rashad Singletary, ” Singletary, God, He’s, nodded
Organizations:
Turner, Black steelworkers Turner, Black steelworkers, Bethlehem Steel, Turner Station, NASA, . Rep, NAACP, NFL, Democrat, ” Residents, football, Mount, Mount Olive Baptist Church
Locations:
Black, Turner, Baltimore’s, Baltimore, Southern, Congress, Baltimore County, Vietnam, Bethlehem, Avondale, Mount Olive