

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…
Documentary • Series • 2024 • 1 season
Starring: Linda Kimbrough

S1 E1 - The Color Tax
Black families paid premium prices and could lose their home for missing a single payment.
Apr 18, 2024 • 58m

S1 E2 - The Chicago Plan
Blacks who dared to move into white communities faced ostracism, vandalism, and house bombings.
Apr 25, 2024 • 58m

S1 E3 - A Million in Captivity
The CHA initially proposed integrated public housing, but after backlash, maintained segregation.
May 2, 2024 • 57m

S1 E4 - We Found the Enemy and It's Not Us
Working-class homeowners on Chicago's west side fought unscrupulous realtors and bank redlining.
May 9, 2024 • 57m
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Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation
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.
Documentary • TV Series • 2024