A place called Ilda : race and resilience at a northern Virginia crossroads / Tom Shoop.

Author/creator Shoop, Tom, 1962- author.
Format Book
PublicationCharlottesville : Rivanna Books, University of Virginia Press, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Description232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Destruction -- Reconstruction -- Transition -- Segregation -- Determination -- Revelation -- Preservation -- Redemption.
Abstract "The story of a lost mixed-race community in Northern Virginia, drawing together newly discovered historic records, freshly uncovered contemporary accounts, and personal interviews to reveal the lives and experiences of people who struggled to make real the Reconstruction-era promise of freedom and opportunity, and those who insisted that their efforts not be forgotten"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Shoop, Tom, 1962- Place called Ilda. Charlottesville : Rivanna Books, an imprint of the University of Virginia Press, 2024 9780813950877
LCCN 2023028987
ISBN9780813950860 paperback
ISBN0813950864 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F234 .I43 S56 2024 ✔ Available Place Hold