Table of Contents ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY CHAPTER ONE: RURAL TOURISM & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Rural Tourism A New Strategy The Rural Mystique Benefits & Drawbacks Designing an Effective Plan Rural Art Tourism In the South In Alabama’s Black Belt Community Development CHAPTER TWO: SOCIAL & CULTURAL CAPITAL Social Capital Cultural Capital Alternate Cultural Capital Bridging Social & Cultural Capital CHAPTER THREE: ART IN YORK York, Alabama History of Art in York: 1981-2001 The Coleman Center for the Arts Community Response A New Phase of Art in York: 2001-present Artists in Residence New Directors Funding Community Art Youth Programming Downtown Artists Effects of the Art Movement Beautification Civic Energy Outside Attention Vision for Revitalization through Art in York Strategies to Achieve the Vision Build on Assets Create a Tourism Package Market It Increase Community Support Assessing the Movement CHAPTER FOUR: SEGREGATION The Black Belt Segregation York History of Segregation Civil Rights York’s Decline Modern Racial Segregation in York Social & Cultural Segregation Effects of Social & Cultural Segregation Segregation in the Art Movement CHAPTER FIVE: INTEGRATION IN YORK Integration & Community Development Integrating the Schools Integration in York’s Art Movement Strategies for Increasing Black Participation & Promoting Integration A Neutral Space Targeting Youth Community Projects Local Artists Type of Art Catalysts & Champions Growing Local Leaders Art Itself CONCLUSION REFERENCES APPENDIX ONE Population Change, York, Alabama, 1930-2000 APPENDIX TWO Photographs of York, Alabama