Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
DOI
10.1353/soh.2022.0218
Publication Title
Journal of Southern History
Volume
88
Issue
4
Pages
707-752
Abstract
The article explores the history of race relations and slavery in Richmond, Virginia with regard to the 2020 removal of Confederate monuments in the region. Topics discussed include the order issued by Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney to remove Confederate statues in the city, the efforts of neighborhood groups and grassroots organizations to acknowledge the African American history in Richmond's public history narratives, and the racial violence in the Oregon Hill neighborhood of Richmond.
Rights
© 2022 Southern Historical Association.
Included after a one-year embargo in accordance with publisher policy.
Original Publication Citation
Chiles, M. T. (2022). Reenvisioning Richmond's past: Race, reconciliation, and public history in the modern south, 1990-present. Journal of Southern History, 88(4), 707-752. https://doi.org/10.1353/soh.2022.0218
Repository Citation
Chiles, Marvin T., "Reenvisioning Richmond's Past: Race, Reconciliation, and Public History in the Modern South, 1990-Present" (2022). History Faculty Publications. 53.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/history_fac_pubs/53