Background
Moeser, John Victor was born on November 3, 1942 in Colorado City, Texas, United States. Son of Charles Victor and Virginia Alice (James) Moeser.
(A ground-breaking collaborative study merging perspective...)
A ground-breaking collaborative study merging perspectives from history, political science, and urban planning, The Separate City is a trenchant analysis of the development of the African-American community in the urban South. While similar in some respects to the racially defined ghettos of the North, the districts in which southern blacks lived from the pre-World War II era to the mid-1960s differed markedly from those of their northern counterparts. The African- American community in the South was (and to some extent still is) a physically expansive, distinct, and socially heterogeneous zone within the larger metropolis. It found itself functioning both politically and economically as a "separate city"―a city set apart from its predominantly white counterpart. Within the separate city itself, internal conflicts reflected a structural divide between an empowered black middle class and a larger group comprising the working class and the disadvantaged. Even with these conflicts, the South's new black leadership gained political control in many cities, but it could not overcome the economic forces shaping the metropolis. The persistence of a separate city admitted to the profound ineffectiveness of decades of struggle to eliminate the racial barriers with which southern urban leaders―indeed all urban America―continue to grapple today.
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(The districts in which southern blacks lived from the pre...)
The districts in which southern blacks lived from the pre-World War II era to the mid-1960s differed markedly from those of their northern counterparts. The African-American community in the South was (and to some extent still is) a physically expansive, distinct, and socially heterogeneous zone within the larger metropolis. It found itself functioning both politically and economically as a separate city - a city set apart from its predominantly white counterpart. Examining the racial politics of such diverse cities as Atlanta, Richmond, and Memphis, Christopher Silver and John Moeser look at the interplay between competing groups within the separate city and between the separate city and the white power structure. They describe the effects of development policies, urban renewal programs, and the battle over desegregation in public schools. Within the separate city itself, internal conflicts reflected a structural divide between an empowered black middle class and a larger group comprising the working class and the disadvantaged. Even with these conflicts, the South's new black leadership gained political control in many cities, but it could not overcome the economic forces shaping the metropolis. The persistence of a separate city admitted to the profound ineffectiveness of decades of struggle to eliminate the racial barriers with which southern urban leaders - indeed all urban America - continue to grapple today.
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urban studies and planning educator
Moeser, John Victor was born on November 3, 1942 in Colorado City, Texas, United States. Son of Charles Victor and Virginia Alice (James) Moeser.
Bachelor, Texas Tech University, 1965. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, George Washington University, 1975.
Assistant professor urban studies and planning, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1971-1977; associate professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1977-1985; professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, since 1985; chair department urban studies and planning, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1992-1995.
(A ground-breaking collaborative study merging perspective...)
(The districts in which southern blacks lived from the pre...)
(Book by Moeser, John V., Denis, Rutledge M.)
(Book by John V. Moeser, Rutledge M. Denis)
Board directors Housing Opportunities Made Equal, James River Association, Metropolitan Interfaith Assembly. Member governing board Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. Member governing council Richmond Urban Institute.
Member steering committee Hope In the Cities. Vice chair Downtown Cooperative Ministry. Member magnet school task force Richmond Public Schools.
Member central Virginia citizens advisory board Virginia Power Company. Member executive committee Caucus for the Future of Center Virginia. Chair Richmond Commission on Human Relations.
Chair advisory council Metro Teen Program. Elder 2d Presbyterian Church. Trustee Presbyterian School Christian Education.
Married Sharon Ann Gary, June 11, 1966. Children: Jeremy Mark, Charles David.