Hazel Ave. / Baker St. / Northampton Rd.

        This neighborhood is notable as it has a long history of majority African American residences. Most notably, Hazel Ave. became an all-Black neighborhood in the 1860s and stayed as such until nearly present day. A number of locally famous African-American names resided in or originated from this area. Some examples include Gil Roberts, a famous banjo player and collaborator with Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Taylor, the recipient of Amherst’s gold topped cane at the age of 102.

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