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In the case of Fulton, people were paid to sell their buildings (and many resisted the sales, and even sued in the courts against the demolition.) but the properties weren't just taken away. The people selling made a choice to sell their real estate and move elsewhere. For impoverished people, receiving a sum for a house that, in some cases, had no heat or running water was probably a windfall.
A great book on early Fulton is The World of Patience Gromes, that deals with this subject specifically.
Selden Richardson's, Built by Blacks is also a great resource regarding Richmonds' African American communites and the architecture that developed in those places.
Also, some great history and images of Old Fulton can be found here:
https://chpn.net/?s=Old+fulton