Orange Mound was the FIRST African American neighborhood to be built by African Americans and at one time the Largest African American community outside of Harlem NY. It was home to the blues and it's many influential musicians.
by Black Gone-D August 26, 2006
Contrary to popular belief, Orange Mound is a particularly old neighborhood in Memphis that is almost completely black but no one moves there. High school in the area is Melrose. With all of the old people in Orange Mound, it is expected to become more and more barren within the next 20 years.
by spartan117 February 3, 2005
JIMMY -hey tommy !? wanna go get crunk in orange mound !?
TIMMY- Sure Jimmy, but let me get my bitches round up first. AND DON'T FORGET THE JUNGLE JUICE !
TIMMY- Sure Jimmy, but let me get my bitches round up first. AND DON'T FORGET THE JUNGLE JUICE !
by treyp16 March 7, 2007
by sweet October 27, 2003
A black section of Memphis, TN that is super-dangerous. Bred Memphis rap duo 8Ball and MJG. The place where u are guaranteed to see shooting, carjacking and gang violence.
by Bay Area Don't Play August 8, 2004
Orange mound was the first ever community made for African Americans by African Americans. It borders East Memphis and South Memphis, sitting roughly between Highland and Airways east to west and Lamar and Southern south to north.
Orange Mound is known by white Memphians "the most dangerous neighborhood in Memphis", which of course isn't true. It is more dangerous than most, but it only gets the reputation as the worst because it is a very well known area, probably because of its close proximity to The University of Memphis.
Park cuts straight through Orange Mound, and is perfectly fine to drive down, even at night. But if you're white you probably don't need to be walking around there. If you do it at night you probably deserve whatever ill fate you will inevitably meet.
Often its name is just shortened to The Mound.
Orange Mound is known by white Memphians "the most dangerous neighborhood in Memphis", which of course isn't true. It is more dangerous than most, but it only gets the reputation as the worst because it is a very well known area, probably because of its close proximity to The University of Memphis.
Park cuts straight through Orange Mound, and is perfectly fine to drive down, even at night. But if you're white you probably don't need to be walking around there. If you do it at night you probably deserve whatever ill fate you will inevitably meet.
Often its name is just shortened to The Mound.
"I hear shots ringing out from Orange Mound and Sherwood Forest every single night"
"Damn I thought you lived in a nice house on campus"
"Yeah but The Mound is just one block away"
"Damn I thought you lived in a nice house on campus"
"Yeah but The Mound is just one block away"
by b9cl November 25, 2021