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Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Main Menu About About this project Events A series of Community Conversations across Chicago about the legacies of 1919

Migration and Housing

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Saturday, May 4, 2019, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Power House Great Hall, at DRW College Prep

931 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624  (Map)

View the video of this event on the Newberry's YouTube page or explore other multimedia.

During the 20th century African Americans, Latinos, and Asian-Americans migrated to Chicago from other parts of the country and the world. European-descended residents and recent immigrants responded to these migrations with policies and choices that segregated the city.

The 1919 Race Riots in particular set in motion efforts to keep groups of people separate, utilizing a powerful combination of violence, intimidation, and law - from neighborhood associations and restrictive covenants to redlining and contract purchase schemes. Today we have still not solved how to break down the spatial boundaries that separate Chicagoans.

Join us as we delve into the history of housing and race, reflect on our current divides, and consider what we can do to build a more inclusive city.

Speakers

Leading the conversation will be Lee Bey, architectural critic, photographer, and writer; Dr. Tanesha House, speaker, educator, consultant, and west side activist; and Brad Hunt from the Newberry Library, a historian of housing in Chicago.

Key Program Organizers

Lee Bey, Architectural Critic, Photographer, and Writer
Karen Christianson, Director of Public Engagement, The Newberry Library
Elizabeth Cummings, Public Programs Manager, The Newberry Library
D. Bradford Hunt, Vice President for Research and Academic Programs, The Newberry Library
Lisa Yun Lee, Executive Director, National Public Housing Museum
Liesl Olson, Director of Chicago Studies, The Newberry Library