- Chapter 1Gainesborough, Roanoke’s First Neighborhood
- Chapter 2Big Lick to Roanoke Boomtown
- Chapter 3N&W Railway Becomes a Source of African-American Jobs
- Chapter 4Gainsboro Becomes Business and Cultural Center
- Chapter 5Urban Renewal Devastates Gainsboro and Northeast
- Chapter 6Neighborhood Schools Open Doors for African Americans
- Chapter 7Desegregation Changed Gainsboro