Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation(2024)
Overview
How Chicago and its suburbs helped devise the nation’s most sweeping system of racially segregated communities, and how these policies diminished the lives of generations of Black families, creating the vast racial wealth gap that persists to this day.
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Miniseries
4 episodes • 2024
Miniseries
4 episodes • 2024
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Color Tax | Apr 18, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Chicago Plan | Apr 25, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Million in Captivity | May 2, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | We Found the Enemy and It's Not Us | May 9, 2024 | 0.0 |
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