An expansive guide for resistance and solidarity across this storied
region.
Richmond and Central Virginia are a historic epicenter of America's
racialized history. This alternative guidebook foregrounds diverse
communities in the region who are mobilizing to dismantle oppressive
systems and fundamentally transforming the space to live and thrive.
Featuring personal reflections from activists, artists, and community
leaders, this book eschews colonial monuments and confederate memorials
to instead highlight movements, neighborhoods, landmarks, and gathering
spaces that shape social justice struggles across the history of this
rapidly growing area.
The sites, stories, and events featured here reveal how community
resistance and resilience remain firmly embedded in the region's
landscape. A People's Guide to Richmond and Central Virginia counters
the narrative that elites make history worth knowing, and sites worth
visiting, by demonstrating how ordinary people come together to create
more equitable futures.