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"The web must be grasped whole" : the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 1967-1988439 views
Author
Webster, Donald Andrew, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Zunz, Olivier, Department of History, University of Virginia
Cross, Robert D., Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract
The paper examines the restoration of the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, NY during the years of 1967-1968 after Senator Robert F. Kennedy introduced the formation of two non-profit organizations focused on revitalizing an area that was one of the nation's most notorious ghettos.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation -- History; Community development corporations -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Community development -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York -- Citizen participation; Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Webster, Donald Andrew. "The web must be grasped whole" : the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 1967-1988. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1991-08-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3205T.
