On April 17, 1871, the City of Richmond established a gerrymandered sixth ward known as Jackson Ward. Historically, this political district extended from 18th Street to Leigh Street along the northern neck of the city and while the ward began as an integrated community consisting of freed and urbanized enslaved Black Richmonders alongside European immigrants, it would soon be segregated by gerrymandering, separated by redlining, and saturated by gentrifying. However, the lineage of Black Richmonders who forged a legacy in the ward, and on whose shoulders we all stand is rich and rooted in resiliency. The resilient residents of this ward not only survived, but thrived, in a space that was designed to suppress and oppress both the Black voice and vote, taking on many names along the way, such as "Little Africa", "Harlem of the South", and "Black Wall Street" – and ultimately offering a blueprint as the "Birthplace of Black Entrepreneurship." As we broach the origin date of the nation's first historically registered Black urban neighborhood, The JXN Project will launch a year-long sesquicentennial celebration beginning with "Illuminating Legacies" Giles B. Day" on April 17 and culminating with "Unveiling the Vanguard" during the Second Street Festival.
303 E Bates Street Richmond, VA
The JXN Project will host a community dig as part of its archaeological investigation of the reconstruction site for the Skipwith-Roper Cott...
303 E Bates Street Richmond, VA
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center [Hybrid]
The JXN Project will receive the American Association for State and Local History's 2022 Leadership in History Award.
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center [Hybrid]
Afrikana Independent Film Festival [Hybrid
The JXN Project is proud to serve as a sponsor of the 7th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival. For the full schedule of hybrid program...
Afrikana Independent Film Festival [Hybrid
Virginia Union University [Virtual]
The JXN Project will attend Valentine Museum's 2022 Richmond History Makers Awards as the project is honored for "Advancing Our Quality of L...
Virginia Union University [Virtual]
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts [Virtual]
The JXN Project will attend the 2022 RVA Community Makers, which is presented by VMFA and led by Hamilton Glass with photography by Sandra S...
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts [Virtual]
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