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'''Vinegar Hill''' was a historically black neighborhood that was razed in 1964 as part of a Charlottesville-led redevelopment program. | |||
In 1960, Charlottesville voters approved a referendum authorizing the redevelopment of Vinegar Hill. The area was leveled in 1964. Many of the approximately 500 displaced residents moved into the [[Westhaven]] public housing project. <ref name=apology/> | |||
==Legacy== | |||
Since the redevelopment was completed, it has been a point of contention in local race relations. On November 7, 2011, [[City Council]] approved a resolution apologizing for the redevelopment. | |||
<ref name=apology>{{cite-progress|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/07/charlottesville-officially-apologizes-razing-vineg-ar-1442542/ | |||
|title=Charlottesville officially apologizes for razing Vinegar Hill | |||
|author=Graham Moomaw|publishdate=November 07, 2011}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/vhill/vhill.history.html One brief history of Vinegar Hill] | *[http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/vhill/vhill.history.html One brief history of Vinegar Hill] | ||
*[http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~aas405b/ A history of African-American businesses on Vinegar Hill] | *[http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~aas405b/ A history of African-American businesses on Vinegar Hill] | ||
[[Category: History]] | [[Category: History]] | ||
[[Category:Charlottesville neighborhoods]] |
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Vinegar Hill was a historically black neighborhood that was razed in 1964 as part of a Charlottesville-led redevelopment program.
In 1960, Charlottesville voters approved a referendum authorizing the redevelopment of Vinegar Hill. The area was leveled in 1964. Many of the approximately 500 displaced residents moved into the Westhaven public housing project. [1]
Legacy
Since the redevelopment was completed, it has been a point of contention in local race relations. On November 7, 2011, City Council approved a resolution apologizing for the redevelopment. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. Charlottesville officially apologizes for razing Vinegar Hill, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 07, 2011