Urban Renewal and the End of Black Culture in Charlottesville, Virginia : An Oral History of Vinegar Hill
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0786425563
ISBN-13
9780786425563
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint
McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 27th, 2005
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
204 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 0.70 cms
Product Classification:
Oral historyBlack & Asian studiesUrban & municipal planning
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In 1960, voters decided that Vinegar Hill would be redeveloped. Vinegar Hill's displaced residents discuss the loss of homes and businesses, and the impact of the project on black life in Charlottesville. These interviews raise questions about motivations behind urban renewal.
From the 1920s through the 1950s, the center of black social and business life in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the area known as Vinegar Hill. But in 1960, noting the prevalence of aging frame houses and "substandard" conditions such as outdoor toilets, voters decided that Vinegar Hill would be redeveloped. Charlottesville''s black residents lost a cultural center, largely because they were deprived of a voice in government. Vinegar Hill''s displaced residents discuss the loss of homes and businesses and the impact of the project on black life in Charlottesville. The interviews raise questions about motivations behind urban renewal. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
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