Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation

Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation

  • 2024
  • 1 Seasons
  • 4 Episodes
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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.

Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation
Seasons
We Found the Enemy and It's Not Us
4. We Found the Enemy and It's Not Us
May 09, 2024
Working-class homeowners on Chicago's west side fought unscrupulous realtors and bank redlining.
A Million in Captivity
3. A Million in Captivity
May 02, 2024
The CHA initially proposed integrated public housing, but after backlash, maintained segregation.
The Chicago Plan
2. The Chicago Plan
April 25, 2024
Blacks who dared to move into white communities faced ostracism, vandalism, and house bombings.
The Color Tax
1. The Color Tax
April 18, 2024
Black families paid premium prices and could lose their home for missing a single payment.
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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.
  • Premiere Date
    April 18, 2024
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