Using post-Civil War Richmond, Virginia as a case study, Hoffman explores the role of race and class in the city building process from 1870 to 1920. Richmond's railroad connections enabled the city to participate in the commercial expansion that accompanied the rise of the New South. A highly compact city of mixed residential, industrial and commercial space at the end of the Civil War, Richmond remained a classic example of what historians call a walking city through the end of the century. As city streets were improved and public transportation became available, the city's white merchants...
Using post-Civil War Richmond, Virginia as a case study, Hoffman explores the role of race and class in the city building process from 1870 to 1920. R...
