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Displacement, Resistance, and the Future of the CCNV Shelter in Washington, DC

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History

1900-1930

Alley Dwellings in Downtown DC

1940-1950

The CCNV Block: Change and Continuity

1950-1970

Urban Renewal: The Story of Southwest DC

1970-1980

Striking from Prison: Mitch Snyder and the Origins of His Activism

Eviction and the Struggle over Fairmont House in Columbia Hts.

1980-1990

CCNV and the Fight to Create the Federal City Shelter

1990-2000

CCNV After Mitch Snyder

Downtown “Renaissance” — Development and Homelessness

2000-2012

The Closing of Franklin School Shelter

The Walking City: The Geography of Homelessness in Washington, D.C.

2016 and Beyond

The Future of the CCNV Shelter

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History

  • Alley Dwellings
  • The CCNV Block
  • Urban Renewal
  • Prison Activism
  • Columbia Heights
  • Fight for Federal City Shelter
  • CCNV After Mitch Snyder
  • Downtown “Renaissance”
  • Franklin School Shelter
  • The Walking City
  • Future of CCNV

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