- Description
- ix, 328 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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 provides 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. Weaving municipal politics together with grassroots efforts and examining the work and legacies of Richmond's Black leaders, Chiles highlights the urban revitalization and public history efforts meant to overcome racial divides after Jim Crow-efforts that 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"--
- Series Statement
- Carter G. Woodson Institute series
- Uniform Title
- Carter G. Woodson Institute series.
- Alternative Title
- Race and the politics of reconciliation in modern Richmond
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: "Color Was Never Something People Were Blind To" -- A City Breaking, 1954-1970. The Marsh Revolution: "Build People, Not Things" ; Annexation: "The Only Answer" ; Dogtown: "We Never Crossed the Bridge" -- A City Broken, 1970-1984. Richmond Community Action Program: "Where the Grass Roots Is Forever Active" ; Project One: "A Dividing Line Separating Whites and Blacks" ; Richmond Renaissance and Sixth Street Marketplace: "A Bridge of Unity" -- A City Healing, 1985-Present. Richmond Urban Institute: "The Conscience of Richmond" ; Moral Re-Armament and Hope in the Cities: Healing the Heart of America ; Monument Avenue: "Richmond Is No Longer the Capital of the Confederacy" -- Epilogue: "Capital of Reconciliation?"
- ISBN
- 9780813950334
- 0813950333
- 9780813950341
- 0813950341
- 9780813950358 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023034109
- OCLC
- YBP 2023034109
- Author
Chiles, Marvin T., 1992- author.
- Title
The struggle for change : race and the politics of reconciliation in modern Richmond / Marvin T. Chiles.
- Publisher
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
- Copyright Date
©2023
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Series
Carter G. Woodson Institute series
Carter G. Woodson Institute series.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
Online version: Chiles, Marvin T., 1992- Struggle for change Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023 9780813950358 (DLC) 2023034110