Anna Guevarra, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:29:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Anna Guevarra, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Winthrop Family and Black Resilience on the North Side of Chicago https://www.chicagoreporter.com/winthrop-family-and-black-resilience-on-the-north-side-of-chicago/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/winthrop-family-and-black-resilience-on-the-north-side-of-chicago/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:19:33 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7844636 “My grandmother said we looked like flies in buttermilk,” said Sharon Giles, describing her experience of living as an African American on the north side of Chicago, surrounded by a sea of whiteness. While segregation of African Americans on the south side of Chicago, through racially restrictive covenants and redlining, is well-known and has been […]

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