Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation

A Million in Captivity (1x3)

Air date: May 02, 2024

Efforts to create integrated public housing in mid-20th century America were derailed by political and economic forces. As mayors, real estate firms, and white homeowners resisted integration, public housing became a tool for segregation, leading to high-density, poorly built developments for Black residents, cut off from the opportunities and subsidies driving suburban prosperity.