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Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses. It is located less than a mile from the Virginia State Capitol, sitting to the west of Court End and north of Broad Street.
Dec 18, 2020 · Eventually by the 1920s, people called Jackson Ward the “Harlem of the South”. At the time, they compared it to the city in New York that was experiencing a similar renaissance in Black culture. But, due to racially discriminatory laws and business practices, Jackson Ward eventually crumbled into disrepair and poverty by the 1940s.
Nicknamed the “Harlem of the South” because of its strong African-American heritage and culture, the people of Jackson Ward in the early 20th century created a self-sustaining economy that made the area famous as the “Black Wall Street”, alive with restaurants, theaters, and clubs.
During the 1870s, the all-white Richmond City Council stifled the political power of Black residents by gerrymandering them into one voting ward, which they called Jackson Ward. Most Black residents now voting for just one city council seat, and white Richmonders seized control of the other five, guaranteeing a majority on the city council.
Feb 20, 2024 · From the Archives: Jackson Ward in the 1970s and 80s. Feb 20, 2024. A look back at one of Richmond’s most historic neighborhoods in the 1970s and 80s. 09-16-1981 (cutline): 300 block of W. Clay...
Not only was Jackson Ward home to the second-largest collection of decorative wrought iron detailing outside New Orleans, but it was also the training ground of architects whose work transformed the built environment of Black Richmond.
May 9, 2021 · There's been a willful suppression of history in Jackson Ward, known as the Virginia Way. In more southern states, there was brutality against people who rose up or dared to be dignified and...
