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Title
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A history of Gum Springs, Virginia: a report of a case of leadership in a black enclave
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Repository
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City of Fairfax Library - Virginia Room
975.529 B
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Date Created
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1986
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Creator
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By: Judith Saunders Burton
Doctoral project submitted to the faculty of George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University
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Description
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Dissertation prepared by Judith Saunders Burton on Gum Springs' Black leadership structures, its impacts, successes and the community's challenges throughout its existence. Their focus covers both the educational structures and community action groups that helped to fight for housing, drainage, and resist displacement throughout the 20th century. Their focus on Black leadership demonstrates the power of Gum Springs to resist displacement, and the power of Black geographies.
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Research Themes
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Gum Springs
Black Organizing
Saunders B. Moon Community Action Association
Black Geographies
Poverty Programs
Housing
Education
Slow Violence
Displacement in place
Community organization
Community resistance
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Type
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Doctoral Dissertation
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Bibliographic Citation
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Saunders Burton, Judith. “A History of Gum Springs, Virginia: A Report of a Case of Leadership in a Black Enclave.” Doctoral Dissertation, George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University, 1986. City of Fairfax Regional Library (Virginia Room).
