Title: Fayetteville, North Carolina | Familypedia | Fandom
Headings: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
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History Edit
Early settlement Edit
American Revolution Edit
Post-revolution Edit
Antebellum Edit
The Civil War era and late nineteenth century Edit
20th century to the present Edit
Fort Bragg / Pope Army Airfield Edit
Sanctuary community for military families Edit
Geography Edit
Topography Edit
Climate Edit
Demographics Edit
Religion Edit
Economy Edit
Top employers Edit
Defense Industry Edit
Arts and culture Edit
Clubs and organizations Edit
Points of interest Edit
Sports Edit
Education Edit
Public schools Edit
Elementary schools (grades K–5) Edit
Elementary schools Edit
Middle schools Edit
High schools (grades 9–12) Edit
Specialty schools Edit
Alternative Edit
Private schools Edit
Colleges and universities Edit
Media Edit
Radio stations Edit
Infrastructure Edit
Air transportation Edit
Highways Edit
Public transportation Edit
Passenger rail Edit
Notable people Edit
Accolades Edit
Sister city Edit
See also Edit
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Content: In the late nineteenth century, Fayetteville whites adopted Jim Crow and state laws to impose racial segregation. Despite their constitutional rights, blacks were disfranchised under a new state constitution, a condition that persisted for more than sixty years, until federal civil rights legislation of the mid-1960s. 20th century to the present Edit
Children working in the Tolar, Hart and Holt Mills in Fayetteville, 1914. Photo by Lewis Hine. Cumberland County's population exploded in the post- World War II years, with its 43% increase in the 1960s the largest in any of North Carolina's 100 counties. Construction was fast-paced as shopping developments and suburban subdivisions began to spread outside the Fayetteville city limits toward Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base. The Fayetteville and Cumberland County school systems moved toward integration gradually, beginning in the early 1960s; busing brought about wider-scale student integrati