Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C.

Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C. by Howard Gillette Jr.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780801850691.

As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments -- with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of socialjustice for the districts largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a monumental federal presence -- a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of beauty over justice. Beginning in 1790, Gillette traces the ambiguous legacy of congressional involvement in Washingtons urban development.