A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago.
A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago. Provided
A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago.

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How Chicago’s racial housing segregation took billions from Black Americans

A new documentary series tells the story of how Chicago built the foundation for a housing system that took from Black Americans.

A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago. Provided
By Micah Yason

Housing segregation in Chicago was not an accident. It was a system that was intentionally created to keep people of color, specifically Black families, out of white neighborhoods.

A new four-part documentary series called “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation” explores Chicago’s legacy of racial housing segregation and how its impacts can still be felt today.

Reset learns more with one of the minds behind the project.

GUESTS: Bruce Orenstein, lead producer, director for “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation”

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A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago.
A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago. Provided
A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

How Chicago’s racial housing segregation took billions from Black Americans

A new documentary series tells the story of how Chicago built the foundation for a housing system that took from Black Americans.

A still shot from the docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” In the 1950s, Black homeowners were often confronted by racism and violent resistance from white neighbors in Chicago. Provided
By Micah Yason

Housing segregation in Chicago was not an accident. It was a system that was intentionally created to keep people of color, specifically Black families, out of white neighborhoods.

A new four-part documentary series called “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation” explores Chicago’s legacy of racial housing segregation and how its impacts can still be felt today.

Reset learns more with one of the minds behind the project.

GUESTS: Bruce Orenstein, lead producer, director for “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation”

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons