Black lands, Mexican bands: how a southern rural family built a Latino cultural hub
Summary
Donal Gooch owns a family property in Eagle Rock, North Carolina, where he hosts concerts featuring Mexican bands and cultural events. His daughter Caitlin focuses on preserving local horse-riding traditions and teaching children, making the land an important cultural place for both the Latino and Black communities.Key Facts
- The Gooch family owns 12 acres in Eagle Rock, a rural area near Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Donal Gooch runs the Gooch Sports Arena, which hosts Mexican music concerts and bull-riding festivals.
- Concert attendance varies; around 1,500 to 2,000 tickets are sold for smaller events, with more than 5,500 possible for larger ones.
- The Latino population in North Carolina grew from 76,000 in 1990 to over 1.1 million in 2020.
- Caitlin Gooch grew up on the land and preserves the local horseback-riding culture.
- Caitlin runs educational programs like summer camps and a reading program with a miniature horse.
- The area is changing rapidly due to suburban growth and new developments.
- The property is a cultural hub for the Hispanic community and maintains historic ties to the Black rural population.
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