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“House to Highway” Exhibit at the Library of Virginia

“House to Highway: Reclaiming a Community History,” a new exhibition at the Library of Virginia, charts the transformation of Jackson Ward, among the most storied Black neighborhoods in the United States. The exhibit focuses on the Skipwith-Roper family, the first Black homeowners in the area, and how their house and neighborhood transformed from 1767 through …

Neighborhood Profile: Gilpin Court

Perhaps no other neighborhood in Richmond has been the object of as much stigmatization as Gilpin Court. Topography, racial discrimination, contemporary infrastructure, and public housing developments have all played a role in isolating this valuable piece of the city. Though these issues continue to obscure the history and culture which remain there, the resurgence of …