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===Monument=== | ===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 asked City Council in early 2012 for $24,000 from the [[Percent for Art]] fund to pay for its design. <ref>{{cite web|title=November 21, 2011 City Council Agenda|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=20564|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=Page 12|publishdate=|accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref> Council only gave $18,000 to the design stage. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=City to vet possible designers for Vinegar Hill monument|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/apr/14/city-vet-possible-designers-vinegar-hill-monument-ar-1842986/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=April 14, 2012|publishdate=April 14, 2012|accessdate=April 16, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> Construction is budgeted between $100,000 and $200,000. Three | 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 asked City Council in early 2012 for $24,000 from the [[Percent for Art]] fund to pay for its design. <ref>{{cite web|title=November 21, 2011 City Council Agenda|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=20564|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=Page 12|publishdate=|accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref> Council only gave $18,000 to the design stage. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=City to vet possible designers for Vinegar Hill monument|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/apr/14/city-vet-possible-designers-vinegar-hill-monument-ar-1842986/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=April 14, 2012|publishdate=April 14, 2012|accessdate=April 16, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> Construction is budgeted between $100,000 and $200,000. Three artists were in the running for the sculpture but [[Melvin Edwards]] of New York City was selected to create it. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Renowned sculptor selected to create Charlottesville's first commissioned work in decades|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/apr/29/renowned-sculptor-selected-create-charlottesvilles-ar-1878353/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=April 29, 2012|accessdate=May 1, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> | ||
==Local Voices, Local History== | ==Local Voices, Local History== |
Revision as of 11:45, 1 May 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 asked City Council in early 2012 for $24,000 from the Percent for Art fund to pay for its design. [3] Council only gave $18,000 to the design stage. [4] Construction is budgeted between $100,000 and $200,000. Three artists were in the running for the sculpture but Melvin Edwards of New York City was selected to create it. [5]
Local Voices, Local History
VIDEO CREDITS: Narrated by John Gaines and Ann Carter; Graphic design: Jen Fleischer; Project Manager: Kristin Rourke. |
References
- ↑ Web. Vinegar Hill Monument Proposal, Dialogue on Race, Page 13, retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. Charlottesville officially apologizes for razing Vinegar Hill, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 07, 2011
- ↑ Web. November 21, 2011 City Council Agenda, City of Charlottesville, Page 12, retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ↑ Web. City to vet possible designers for Vinegar Hill monument, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, April 14, 2012, retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Renowned sculptor selected to create Charlottesville's first commissioned work in decades, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, April 29, 2012, retrieved May 1, 2012.