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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.

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 10/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786425563, 978-0786425563
      ISBN10: 0786425563

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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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