The story of Lakeland is representative of many African American communities that grew and flourished despite the limitations of a less than hospitable society. Located in the South near the District of Columbia but also in close proximity to Baltimore, the community has a narrative that includes elements of Southern life and of African Americans’ Great Migration northward in search of wider opportunities. Lakeland’s story mirrors much of the African American experience during legalized segregation in the United States. Although additional information was gathered from historic documents, the heart and soul of this book are the images and recollections shared during those first two Lakeland Heritage Weekends. Dozens of volunteers, including family members, former classmates, friends, and neighbors, sat together around tables piled high with photo albums, property maps, and yearbooks, exchanging stories about their lives and experiences in Lakeland. LCHP has since sponsored two Lakeland Heritage Weekends dedicated to celebrating the story of Lakeland. (LCHP), with the goals of preserving and sharing the story of Lakeland. In 2007, that group formed the Lakeland Community Heritage Project, Inc. They knew that new residents had no idea Lakeland was a historic African American community with a noble past.

They reflected upon times gone by and feared the story of their community with its lessons of faith, fortitude, and achievement was being quickly lost. This book began as a conversation among longtime Lakeland residents. The story of Lakeland is the tale of a community that was established and flourished in a segregated society and developed its own institutions and traditions, including the area's only high school for African Americans, built in 1928. With Lakeland's central geographic location and easy access to train and trolley transportation, it became a natural gathering place for African American social and recreational activities, and it thrived until its self-contained uniqueness was undermined by the federal government's urban renewal program and by societal change. Route 1 corridor between Washington, D.C., and Laurel, Maryland. Lakeland is one of several small, African American communities along the U.S. Located less than 10 miles from Washington, D.C., the community began when the area was largely rural and overwhelmingly populated by European Americans. It contains major shopping centers, businesses and apartments.Lakeland, the historical African American community of College Park, was formed around 1890 on the doorstep of the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland, in northern Prince George's County. The Wolfchase Area is not actually a part of Cordova, but is often referred to as part of the Cordova area by association. It consists of the former town of Cordova, with some of the original structures still present. The Old Cordova Area is centered on Macon and Sanga Roads, 3 miles east of Germantown Road. Parts of Shelby Farms are considered part of Cordova. The boundaries of the Cordova community are inexact, but are generally regarded as the Wolf River on the south, Whitten Road on the west, Interstate 40 on the north, and Pisgah Road on the east. The remainder of Cordova is in unincorporated Shelby County, within the Memphis Annexation Reserve area. The majority of Cordova has been annexed by the City of Memphis. Cordova lies east of Memphis, north of Germantown, south of Bartlett, and northwest of Collierville at an elevation of 361 feet (110 meters). Cordova is a community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.

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