The Making of Twenty-First-Century Richmond: Politics, Policy, and Governance, 1988-2016 Thad Williamson, Julian M. Hayter, Amy L. Howard University of North Carolina Press 2024 358 pages John Moeser, a former professor at VCU’s Wilder School of Government, stated that “the story of Richmond is the story of America.” Similar statements have been made by other …
Since January 2021, a fence has surrounded Lee Circle on Monument Avenue, blocking access to the once-vital center of public demonstrations sparked by the murder of George Floyd. Local and national media attention was lavished on the paint-covered base of the Lee Monument, which was rightly hailed as among the greatest works of protest art …
Christopher Silver1984University of Tennessee Press342 pages Why does Richmond look the way it looks? Why are highways located where they are? Where did the line between Richmond and Henrico originate? Why have we settled this region in sprawling suburbs instead of compact districts? Why are the interests of minorities and the poor consistently sidelined in …