What was it like to live in Chicago in the 1950s and 60s?

I lived in Chicago in the 60's and actually left there for good, as it turns out, in 1970. I have been back as I have a son who lived and studied there and it is indeed a different place in some respects. read more

I lived in Chicago in the 60's and actually left there for good, as it turns out, in 1970. I have been back as I have a son who lived and studied there and it is indeed a different place in some respects. read more

in the 1950s and 60s Life in Chicago a short clip introduction A Raisin in the Sun The clip that you just saw was a clip from the original movie A Raisin in the Sun. This project is based on the south side of Chicago. read more

New public housing units in the “Black Belt” on the South Side; photo: City of Chicago 22 Woodlawn Property Owners Association, a state court ordered the Hansberrys to vacate. read more