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Play S1 E1How 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.
Cast: Linda Kimbrough
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Miniseries
4 episodes
1. The Color TaxBlack families paid premium prices and could lose their home for missing a single payment.CC58minApr 18, 2024
2. The Chicago PlanBlacks who dared to move into white communities faced ostracism, vandalism, and house bombings.CC58minApr 25, 2024
3. A Million in CaptivityThe CHA initially proposed integrated public housing, but after backlash, maintained segregation.CC57minMay 2, 2024
4. We Found the Enemy and It's Not UsWorking-class homeowners on Chicago's west side fought unscrupulous realtors and bank redlining.CC57minMay 9, 2024
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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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Bruce Orenstein
- Created by
- Chris L. Jenkins, Bruce Orenstein
- Cast
- Linda Kimbrough
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Audio languages
English
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