Culture

Raised/Razed

Raised/Razed dives deep into Charlottesville, VA’s oldest African American neighborhood, charting the lives of residents as they faced racially discriminatory policies and a city government that saw them as the only thing between it and progress. Learn the hard truths of the federal Urban Renewal program, and the broader history of its effect in Durham, NC and other communities across America.

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    Raised/Razed

    Wednesday
    Jan 21

    1 Hour

    The history of Vinegar Hill, the oldest Black neighborhood in Charlottesville, Va., and the lives of residents who faced racially discriminatory policies.

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