REMEMBERING PROJECT R4
October 2000
eightyone magazine
by Lauren McKinney
Forty years ago, in the name
of urban renewal, Harrisonburg
bulldozed the heart of its black
community, including homes,
businesses and churches.
Some say the city never recovered.
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These are the opening lines of one of the most powerful exposes you will ever read about how Harrisonburg gutted the northeast community 55 years ago and forever changed the landscape and the lifestyle of members of its African-American minority.
Here's the link to the powerful must-read piece written by Lauren McKinney for eightyone magazine in 2000:
http://www.eightyone.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/r4issue.pdf
1 comment:
Harvey, the link to the McKinney article is dead. Do you know how I can find her article?
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