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Orange Mound activists Angela Barksdale and Mary Mitchell help unveil a new "Preserve America" sign, a distinction Orange Mound first received during the Obama administration. A federal program administered by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Preserve America encourages community efforts to preserve and enjoy the country’s cultural and natural heritage. (Lee Eric Smith/New Tri-State Defender via NNPA Newswire)

Black Experience

Orange Mound Celebrates Its History

by WI Guest Author May 28, 2019December 21, 2021

It only took about 60-70 people to pack out the tiny Orange Mound Gallery at 2232 Lamar for a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Orange Mound’s official annexation into the City of Memphis.