Built by the People Themselves
The story of how racial segregation and suburbanization shaped lives, the built environment, and the law in Arlington
In Built by the People Themselves, Lindsey Bestebreurtje traces the history of the Black community in Arlington, Virginia, from the first days of emancipation through the civil rights era in the twentieth century. A core insight of her account is how common people developed strateg...
The story of how racial segregation and suburbanization shaped lives, the built environment, and the law in Arlington
In Built by the People Themselves, Lindsey Bestebreurtje traces the history of the Black community in Arlington, Virginia, from the first days of emancipation through the civil rights era in the twentieth century. A core insight of her account is how common people developed strateg...
