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Reading List: The Making of Twenty-First-Century Richmond

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 …

Reading List: Twentieth-Century Richmond: Planning, Politics, and Race 

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 …