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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. <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> Construction is budgeted between $100,000 and $200,000. Proposals are being taken through March 15, 2012 and a finalist will be announced on {{as of|2012|4|15|alt=April 15, 2012}}. | |||
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Vinegar Hill was a historically black neighborhood that was razed in 1962 as part of a Charlottesville-led redevelopment program. [1]
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.
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.