Class Year
2018
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2016
Department 1
History
Abstract
This paper uses primary and secondary research to analyze the political, economic, and social factors that created Jackson Ward as a separate, alternative space for black Richmonders. In addition, this paper analyzes the key institutions that made up Jackson Ward as well as the reasons surrounding its decline following desegregation.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Lauck, Jeffrey L., "From the Ashes of Glory: The Rise and Fall of Jackson Ward" (2016). Student Publications. 471.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/471
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Political History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Written for History 350: Modern Black Freedom Struggle.