We have found the following resources helpful in developing an understanding of the history of Shockoe Bottom:
Sacred
Ground Historical Reclamation Project
Chair: Ana Edwards
Richmond,
Virginia
“The
Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project was established on Oct.
10, 2004, by the Defenders for Freedom, Justice &
Equality to apply historical insight to contemporary dynamics to
help oppressed peoples exercise their right to self-determination.”
Institute
for Historical Biology
Director: Dr. Michael Blakey
College
of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
"The
Institute for Historical Biology provides a space where the
interaction of human biology and culture can be examined in new
ways."
African
Burial Ground
Operated
by the National Park Service
New
York, New York
"From
about the 1690s until 1794, both free and enslaved Africans were
buried in a 6.6-acre burial ground in Lower Manhattan, outside the
boundaries of the settlement of New Amsterdam, later known as New
York. Lost to history due to landfill and development, the grounds
were rediscovered in 1991 as a consequence of the planned
construction of a Federal office building."
Remembering
Slavery, Resistance & Freedom Project
A
partnership of the College of William & Mary and the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Subcommittee of the Martin Luther King
Memorial Commission of the Virginia General Assembly and the
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
"Remembering
Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom is a project that seeks to develop
memorial events, exhibits and/or projects to recognize the 150th
anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation through discussions and
engagement with Virginia’s African-descended communities and other
interested groups."
The
Virginia Defender
Editor: Phil Wilayto
Richmond,
Virginia
"A
statewide quarterly newspaper offering news and analysis in the
interests of Virginia's poor and working people, with an emphasis on
the Black community.”
Resources relevant to planning and development in Richmond:
BAE Shockoe Economic Revitalization Strategy from 2011 - commissioned by Mayor Jones administration at a tax payer cost of $150,000 - this strategic plan demonstrates the 180 degree turn-around in priority and justification being used to promote the logic of the current LovingRVA plan.
Partnership for Smarter Growth - PSG has long felt the process by which civic development occurs in the city of Richmond is flawed. Their website provides papers and resources, as well as archives of others' work or input on development in Richmond, including those directly related to the RevitalizeRVA (Shockoe Bottom/Boulevard) development proposal. Here are 2 of those pages:
- News and Resources: Shockoe Bottom - Boulevard Development Proposals
- Public Process and Planning - includes a Sep. 19, 2014 press release "A Call for Improving the Planning Process in the City of Richmond: Transparency, Public Engagement and Effective Analysis
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