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"Built By Blacks" Lecture by Selden Richardson,
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
James Branch Cabell Library, Second Floor
901 Park Avenue
12:00 p.m., book signing and reception following the lecture
VCU alumnus Selden Richardson, architectural historian and board
president for the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods
(ACORN), will discuss and sign his recent book, "Built by Blacks:
African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia".
Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Proceeds from book
sales benefit A.C.O.R.N. which helps to restore vitality to Richmond's
urban neighborhoods primarily through the return of vacant or abandoned
buildings to productive use.
Richardson will present images of the city's architectural heritage as
built by African Americans and will encourage the preservation of what
remains of this impressive legacy.
For more information about the book, visit ACORN's site:
http://www.richmondneighborhoods.org/
This event is free and open to the public. Public parking is available
for a fee in the West Main or West Cary parking decks. If special
accommodations are needed, please contact Antonia Vassar or Kimberly
Separ at (804) 828-1105.
--
Ray Bonis
VCU Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
901 Park Ave - VCU Box 842033
Richmond, VA 23284-2033
www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/speccoll.html
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[there's] too much paperwork." - Bob Dylan, 2006.
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