Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation Season 1
How Chicago and its suburbs helped devise the nation’s most sweeping system of racially segregated communities, and how these policies diminished the lives of generations of Black families, creating the vast racial wealth gap that persists to this day.
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Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation
2024How Chicago and its suburbs helped devise the nation’s most sweeping system of racially segregated communities, and how these policies diminished the lives of generations of Black families, creating the vast racial wealth gap that persists to this day.
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Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation Season 1 Full Episode Guide
Working-class homeowners on Chicago's west side fought unscrupulous realtors and bank redlining.
The CHA initially proposed integrated public housing, but after backlash, maintained segregation.
Blacks who dared to move into white communities faced ostracism, vandalism, and house bombings.
Black families paid premium prices and could lose their home for missing a single payment.