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'''Vinegar Hill''' was a historically black neighborhood that was razed in 1962 as part of a Charlottesville-led redevelopment program. <ref>{{cite web|title=Vinegar Hill Monument Proposal|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=20564|author=|work=|publisher=Dialogue on Race|location=Page 13|publishdate=|accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref>
'''Vinegar Hill''' was a historically black neighborhood that was razed in 1962 as part of a Charlottesville-led redevelopment program. <ref>{{cite web|title=Vinegar Hill Monument Proposal|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=20564|author=|work=|publisher=Dialogue on Race|location=Page 13|publishdate=|accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/hphotos.html Historic Images of Vinegar Hill]
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1990 Vinegar Hill on City's website]
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1990 Vinegar Hill on City's website]
*[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]

Revision as of 13:09, 26 March 2012

Vinegar Hill was a historically black neighborhood that was razed in 1962 as part of a Charlottesville-led redevelopment program. [1]

History

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. [2]

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. [2]

Monument

The Vinegar Hill Monument Action Team of the Dialogue on Race is seeking to build a monument to the neighborhood on the grounds of the Jefferson School City Center and is asking City Council[when?] for $24,000 from the Percent for Art fund to pay for its design. [3] Construction is budgeted between $100,000 and $200,000. Proposals are being taken through March 15, 2012 and a finalist will be announced on April 15, 2012.

Local Voices, Local History

VIDEO CREDITS: Narrated by John Gaines and Ann Carter;
Graphic design: Jen Fleischer; Project Manager: Kristin Rourke.

References

  1. Web. Vinegar Hill Monument Proposal, Dialogue on Race, Page 13, retrieved November 21, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Web. Charlottesville officially apologizes for razing Vinegar Hill, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 07, 2011
  3. Web. November 21, 2011 City Council Agenda, City of Charlottesville, Page 12, retrieved November 21, 2011.

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