Tag: Brendan O’Connell
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Racial Covenants in Neighborhood Subdivisions in Fredericksburg, Virginia
By Natalie Lee, Brendan O’Connell Faculty Mentor: Dr. Krystyn Moon Abstract This research analyzes the history of racial covenants within neighborhoods in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the early-to-mid-1900s. With this information, I will discuss the phenomenon of racial restrictions, the background of specific subdivisions, as well as how this practice impacted African Americans.
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African American property change in Fredericksburg over the 20th century
By Brendan O’Connell Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Hanna Abstract Over the last two semesters I have been working with Dr. Moon, Dr. Henry, and Dr. Hanna to map racially restricted covenants in the City of Fredericksburg. As an off shot of this, it was found that there were multiple segregated tax maps in the Fredericksburg…
