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Chapters Include:
Flashback: An Era of Unproven Possibility
City Policy on Neighborhood Development: The Early Years
Tribute: James G. Banks
The Death and Life of Columbia Heights
Tribute: Robert L. Moore
In Washington Soil, LISC Grows a National Model
A Renaissance on Minnesota Avenue
Tribute: Lloyd D. Smith
Banks Discover Profit in Neighborhood Development
Tribute: Karen Kollias
The Awakening of H Street
The Rise and Fall of the Neighborhood Development Assistance Program
The Forces of Philanthropy Rally Around Community Development
Tribute: W. Retta Gilliam
Protecting Renters, Promoting Homeownership: The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act
Tribute: Madeleine C. McCullough
Resurrecting the Whitelaw Hotel
Tribute: Jim Dickerson
The Washington Post Comments on Community Development
Restoring Quality — and Life — to Edgewood Terrace
Neighborhood Development Coalitions Find Their Voice
Circles of New Life Around the Parklands
Tribute: W. Christopher Smith, Jr.
The Long, Slow Road to a Dedicated Fund for Housing
Tribute: Charlene Drew Jarvis
Conclusion: A Look Back, and Ahead
Becoming What We Can Be
Stories of Community Development in Washington, DC
A book about how Washington DC's neighborhoods emerged from the shadows of the 1960's and 70's and some of the trailblazers that led the way.
Read why the Washington Post, the Hill is Home, and Greater Greater Washington recommend this book.
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The following 9 Community Development Trailblazers are honored in the book:
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