Race and Place in Charlottesville
Listen to a Study Center tour of Charlottesville's history of race and racism interpreted through the streets, buildings, monuments, and spaces of Charlottesville’s university and downtown communities. Led by Study Center Board Chair and Professor of Architectural History, Louis Nelson, the series features interviews with local experts, public historians, and residents. This podcast is a production of the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, VA.
Race and Place in Charlottesville
Vinegar Hill: Enfranchisement of Place
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The Center for Christian Study
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Season 1
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Episode 17
Professor Nelson continues to meditate on the history surrounding Charlottesville's Vinegar Hill neighborhood. As he stands in the parking lot that has come to replace the black-owned and -occupied homes and businesses, he expounds on the disenfranchising impact that loss of place has had on the city's black communities.