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