“The map says we’re close, it’s definitely around here somewhere.” “Is that it?” “No, I’m pretty sure that’s just a construction site. Wait, there’s a…
The work of UR student journalists exploring Richmond, VA, one step at a time.
Category: Unhealed Wounds
Former capital of the Confederacy, Richmond preserves a rich Civil War history that still impacts race relations, income inequality, and city services. Students explored that legacy—and found Richmond’s unhealed wounds of war. By Molly Brind’Amour, Brooke Harty, and Joe Walderman.
Unhealed Wounds Interactive Map
AS I WALKED ALONG East Clay Street in downtown Richmond, past the VCU Hospital and its sprawling medical center, it would be easy to dismiss…
“The map says we’re close, it’s definitely around here somewhere.” “Is that it?” “No, I’m pretty sure that’s just a construction site. Wait, there’s a…
TO REACH EVERGREEN CEMETERY, you take the bus from downtown Richmond: Board at 7th and Marshall, pay $1.50, then ride about 20 stops until you…
It is a beautiful day at Clay Abner Park, in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood. I don’t know what I expected from a park in the…
JUST A FEW BLOCKS from the statues of Confederate generals that line historic Monument Avenue, sits another piece of Richmond’s Civil War past: the unassuming,…
