24.C: Housing Segregation in Chicago
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13 questions
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What is the reason the article gives to explain why Chicago's South Side is "the cultural capital of Black America"?
What is the reason the article gives to explain why Chicago's South Side is "the cultural capital of Black America"?
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Provide two details about the woman being interviewed for this article, Natalie Y. Moore:
1. _______
2. _______
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What was the thing that kept Black migrants in Chicago away from white neighborhoods?
What was the thing that kept Black migrants in Chicago away from white neighborhoods?
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Where did Carl Hansberry buy a house in 1937, and what was so revolutionary about this?
Where did Carl Hansberry buy a house in 1937, and what was so revolutionary about this?
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What does the article mean in paragraph 8 when it says, "the way [Lorraine Hansberry] wrote it is much milder than it played out in her family life"?
What does the article mean in paragraph 8 when it says, "the way [Lorraine Hansberry] wrote it is much milder than it played out in her family life"?
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How was Lorraine Hansberry's life put in danger by white people when she was younger?
How was Lorraine Hansberry's life put in danger by white people when she was younger?
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Ultimately, what allowed the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the Hansberry family and allow them to stay in their house?
Ultimately, what allowed the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the Hansberry family and allow them to stay in their house?
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The article uses the term "white flight" in paragraph 10 to describe what happened in Chicago's South Side after the Supreme Court ruling.
In your own words, explain what white flight is.
The article uses the term "white flight" in paragraph 10 to describe what happened in Chicago's South Side after the Supreme Court ruling.
In your own words, explain what white flight is.
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Between 1950 and 1970, how did the demographics of the South Side change?
Between 1950 and 1970, how did the demographics of the South Side change?
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In America, what is the surest way to create wealth?
In America, what is the surest way to create wealth?
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How are the demographics of the city different from the demographics of the students in Chicago Public Schools?
How are the demographics of the city different from the demographics of the students in Chicago Public Schools?
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Why do you think there are hardly any white school-aged children living in Chicago?
Why do you think there are hardly any white school-aged children living in Chicago?
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Based on your reading of this article, how do you think housing segregation in Chicago has led to the neglect of the South Side?
Thesis (remember: don't use terms like "I think," "I believe," or "In my opinion"): _______
Evidence from the article (use quotation marks!): _______
Evidence from the article (use quotation marks!): _______