Urban Renewal and the End of Black Culture in Charlottesville, Virginia - An Oral History of Vinegar Hill (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	James Robert Saunders • Renae Nadine Shackelford
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-2556-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history
LSN:	0-7864-2556-3
Barcode:	9780786425563

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