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Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation

Miniseries

2024 · 4 episodes

  1. 1. The Color Tax

    2024-04-18 · 58m

    Black families paid premium prices and could lose their home for missing a single payment.

  2. 2. The Chicago Plan

    2024-04-25 · 58m

    Blacks who dared to move into white communities faced ostracism, vandalism, and house bombings.

  3. 3. A Million in Captivity

    2024-05-02 · 57m

    The CHA initially proposed integrated public housing, but after backlash, maintained segregation.

  4. 4. We Found the Enemy and It's Not Us

    2024-05-09 · 57m

    Working-class homeowners on Chicago's west side fought unscrupulous realtors and bank redlining.

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