James Baldwin is quoted as saying, "Urban renewal means...Negro removal". Freedman's Town is in Houston's Fourth Ward near downtown. This community on the National Register of Historic Places continues to be threatened by urban renewal. The shotgun houses which inspired this book have slowly disappeared to make room for new high-rise homes. The streets are made from bricks that were made and laid by freed slaves and their ancestors. In addition to the disappearing architecture, these historic bricks have been damaged during a construction project. These and other historic structures are being preyed upon by developers who want to bulldoze them to the ground. Is it too late to save this community so its historical culture is not forgotten?