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1.20 - Divided Chicago

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Question 1

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Elvis Presley - The Ghetto - 1969
Busta Rhymes - The Ghetto - 2006

1) List the Artist name , song title, and the year the song was released 
2) What differences do find between all three of the songs lyrics?
3) What similarities to you find between all three of the songs lyrics?

Question 2

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In your own words, summarize the effects redlining had on white home owners in Chicago.

Question 3

01:15

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Question 4

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Question 5

04:11

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Question 6

06:26

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Question 7

08:11

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Question 3

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Do you live in a segregrated neighborhood? What race is most prominent in your neighborhood?

Question 4

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Question 5

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What did the fair housing act of 1968 do?

Question 6

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Question 7

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Imagine that it is 2032 and you want to buy your first home.

1) How much money do you think you will need in the bank?
2) Will you live in Chicago or elsewhere?
3) What will be your first step towards buying the home?
4) What factors will be the most important for where you decide to live?

Put the below items in order based on what is presented in the video. 

Suburbs become predominantly white, city becomes predominantly black and brown.

Redlining & restrictive covenants prevents Black people from buying homes in certain areas of the city.

Chicago is predominantly popuated by white immigrants

Black people migrate from Southern U.S. 

Suburbs are built and loans are given to white Veterans to buy homes in the suburbs

Select all that apply. 

Public High Rise Housing was...

developed to provide safe housing for people living in areas where the property was broken down and damaged. 

a concequence for families that did not work hard and save their money. 

Intially created to deal with overcrowding in black older neighborhoods.

designed to help black and brown people generate wealth through home ownership

intially welcomed by black familes