This photo shows the destruction of houses in Jackson Ward for Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike on Nov. 14, 1956.
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JXN Project and Library of Virginia unveil Jackson Ward’s hidden history
The Library of Virginia, in partnership with The JXN Project, has received a $282,975 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support a new exhibition on the history of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood.