Background Image Alternative Text: Jerry Boyd Jones
Background Image Alternative Text: Jerry Boyd Jones

The Under Development of the Needmore Community

Needmore, the oldest African American community in Starkville, has been central to the story and life of Starkville for over a century. Through the efforts and ingenuity of its residents, Needmore became a center of culture and life in Starkville despite segregation and limited resources. Yet in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Needmore
was targeted for removal by an Urban Renewal program that displaced many of its residents.