The Struggle for Change
Race and the Politics of Reconciliation in Modern Richmond
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2023
University of Virginia Press (Verlag)
978-0-8139-5033-4 (ISBN)
University of Virginia Press (Verlag)
978-0-8139-5033-4 (ISBN)
Offers a unique take on Richmond’s racial politics since the civil rights era by demonstrating that the city’s current racial disparities in economic mobility, housing, and public education actually represent the unintended consequences of Richmond’s racial reconciliation measures.
A Black-majority city with a history of the most severe segregation and inequity, Richmond is still grappling with this legacy as it moves into the twenty-first century. Marvin Chiles now offers a unique take on Richmond’s racial politics since the civil rights era by demonstrating that the city’s current racial disparities in economic mobility, housing, and public education actually represent the unintended consequences of Richmond’s racial reconciliation measures. He deftly weaves municipal politics together with grassroots efforts, examining the work and legacies of Richmond’s Black leaders, from Henry Marsh on the city council in the 1960s to Mayor Levar Stoney, to highlight the urban revitalization and public history efforts meant to overcome racial divides after Jim Crow yet which ironically reinforced racial inequality across the city. Compellingly written, this project carries both local and broader regional significance for Richmonders, Virginians, southerners, and all Americans.
A Black-majority city with a history of the most severe segregation and inequity, Richmond is still grappling with this legacy as it moves into the twenty-first century. Marvin Chiles now offers a unique take on Richmond’s racial politics since the civil rights era by demonstrating that the city’s current racial disparities in economic mobility, housing, and public education actually represent the unintended consequences of Richmond’s racial reconciliation measures. He deftly weaves municipal politics together with grassroots efforts, examining the work and legacies of Richmond’s Black leaders, from Henry Marsh on the city council in the 1960s to Mayor Levar Stoney, to highlight the urban revitalization and public history efforts meant to overcome racial divides after Jim Crow yet which ironically reinforced racial inequality across the city. Compellingly written, this project carries both local and broader regional significance for Richmonders, Virginians, southerners, and all Americans.
Marvin T. Chiles is Assistant Professor of History at Old Dominion University.
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. "Build People, Not Things"
2. "Annexation Is Now The Only Answer"
3. Dogtown
4. "Where The Grass Roots Is Forever Active"
5. "A Dividing Line Separating Whites And Blacks"
6. "A Bridge Of Unity"
7. "The Conscience Of Richmond"
8. Healing The Heart Of The Nation
9. "Richmond Is No Longer The Capital Of The Confederacy"
Epilogue: "Capital Of Reconciliation"
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.11.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Carter G. Woodson Institute Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 4 b&w illustrations, 3 maps |
| Verlagsort | Charlottesville |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 272 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8139-5033-3 / 0813950333 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8139-5033-4 / 9780813950334 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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Buch | Softcover (2024)
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