connections to community: bronzeville
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Demographics:Who lives there?● 85.5% Black● 6.59% White● 5.25% Asian● 1.11% Hispanic● 1.53% other
● Median Income: $27,800
● Total Area: 1.67 sq. miles
● Population: 119,284○ Female: 64,561○ Male: 54,723
History: How’d it come to be?● Great Migration 1890-1950
o Equal opportunityo Educationo Industrial jobs
● Settled in southside o “Black metropolis”
● Post WWIIo 1/3rd of residents left area - economic failure
History (continued)● Ida B. Wells Housing● 1939-1941● Cheap public housing ● 4th public housing project - ● Maintained segregation● 2002-2011 demolished
So….how do we feel now?● Random circus? ● Pearl’s Place: Was it as popular as
expected?● Chicago Marathon: How does the
community come together? ● Why shouldn’t you talk to strangers?● Was the experience authentic? ● What are you still curious about?