Built By Blacks: African American Architecture & Neighborhoods in Richmond, VA

They helped dig the canal, grade the hills and even raise the state capitol, but African Americans are largely unrecognized for the role they played in the construction and design of Richmond, Virginia, one of America's most historic cities. Before the Civil War, Richmond's manual labor supply drew heavily upon black slaves. After emancipation, free blacks continued to make significant contributions to the city's structural evolution. Richmond's blacks become contractors and designers, and one woman, Ethel Bailey Furman, became Virginia's first African American female architect. While many prominent African American neighborhoods and historic sites have been lost to poor planning, demolition or the desire to bury a troubled past, these landmarks receive the study and appreciation they deserve in Selden Richardson's fascinating chronicle, Built by Blacks.
ASIN: 0615136338
VSKU: BVV.0615136338.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Richardson, Selden (ed, Maurice Duke)
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use