How Chicago and its suburbs helped devise the nationโs 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.
4 Episodes
Black families paid premium prices and could lose their home for missing a single payment.
April 18, 2024
Blacks who dared to move into white communities faced ostracism, vandalism, and house bombings.
April 25, 2024
The CHA initially proposed integrated public housing, but after backlash, maintained segregation.
May 2, 2024
Working-class homeowners on Chicago's west side fought unscrupulous realtors and bank redlining.
May 9, 2024