Davidson African American Coalition
The Davidson African American Coalition (TDAAC) was organized in 1994 "exclusively for community development, to increase community relations and public awareness in the township of Davidson."
Its stated vision has been to promote the quality and vitality of community lifestyle through proactive working partnerships with community organizations, private, public, quasi-public, government and others. Additionally, TDAAC commited to serve as a recognized source of information, education, awareness and advocacy to preserve and protect the unique character and historical aspects of the African American Community.
In spite of the existence of discrete black and white business sections, urban residential patterns in Charlotte were not rigidly defined. Blacks and whites lived in "salt and pepper" configurations in the various wards and neighborhoods. This pattern continued until after the Second World War. Increased suburbanization and demand for housing caused a white flight from the city center. Post war urban development and suburban growth spelled disaster for Charlotte's historic urban black neighborhoods, which either deteriorated over time as the residents aged out, or were demolished to make room for expansion in the center city. There are few vestiges of these neighborhoods left in Charlotte and even fewer examples of such neighborhoods extant in the incorporated townships of the county. The best nearly intact example is found in Davidson. Fragments of such neighborhoods remain in Huntersville, Cornelius, and Matthews. If any African American neighborhoods existed in southeast Mecklenburg, they have long since vanished in the wake of massive suburban development. The same is true for unincorporated places annexed by Charlotte. - from African American Resources in Mecklenburg County by Stewart Gray and Paula Stathakis (2002).
TDAAC'S mission, conjunctively, is to provide advancement of equality of life for the African American Community. To this end, the organization provides opportunities and services that promote cultural diversity, professional, civic, educational and social harmony.
