Black Belt Wall Street The Black Belt District

Discussion:  What is Black Belt/

BLACK BELT WAS FIRST USED TO IDENTIFY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THAT CONTAINED THE DARK COLORED SOIL.  THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY WAS WHERE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVES WERE CONCENTRATED AND WHERE THE WEALTH OF AMERICA  WAS  BUILT.  THESE AREAS RANGED FROM TEXAS TO NEW YORK.  MANY WELL-TO-DO AFRICAN AMERICANS COMMUNITIES RESIDED ALONG THE BLACK BELT, BUT THE MOST RECOGNIZED BLACK BELT DISTRICT WAS BLACK WALL STREET.