 A large portion of this black neighborhood was dismantled in the 1960s when – in the name of urban renewal – the city government used federal redevelopment funds from the Housing Act of 1949 to force black families out of their homes and then bulldozed the neighborhood.This effort, called "Project R-4", focused on the city blocks east of Main, north of Gay, west of Broad, and south of Johnson.This area makes up 32.5 acres.