Shame of Chicago, Shame of the NationHow 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.
DirectorBruce Orenstein
The Color Tax
Apr 18, 2024
Black families paid premium prices and could lose their home for missing a single payment.
The Chicago Plan
Apr 25, 2024
Blacks who dared to move into white communities faced ostracism, vandalism, and house bombings.
A Million in Captivity
May 2, 2024
The CHA initially proposed integrated public housing, but after backlash, maintained segregation.
We Found the Enemy and It's Not Us
May 9, 2024
Working-class homeowners on Chicago's west side fought unscrupulous realtors and bank redlining.
