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African American Landmark Demolished at Clinton Library
Monday, November 26, 2001
By Marc Morano
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer

Local preservationist Gregory Ferguson explained that the demolition crew "went directly for the historic part of the structure and didn't bother with the surrounding part first."

A historically important freight depot built by former slaves and located on the grounds where Bill Clinton plans to build his presidential library was demolished last Wednesday. Local preservationist Gregory Ferguson told CNSNews.com that the building's demolition was done in an "underhanded" and "reprehensible" manner.

Ferguson was at the federal courthouse in Little Rock, filing a legal challenge to the demolition of the freight depot last Wednesday, when a city representative informed the court that the building had just been destroyed.

"We had a hearing set for 1:45 PM, but by that time a witness for the city who was onsite testified that the Choctaw Freight Depot was essentially destroyed," he said.

"While I was in the process of filling out my [legal challenge], the demolition contractor's huge front-end loader machines were tearing out the heart of the Choctaw Freight Depot," he added.
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