Redlining started IN Chicago. When I worked with the Shame of Chicago documentary about it, none of the lawyers, realtors, city/state staff, bankers, etc. we screened it for in Chicago knew about this history (mid)shaping their industries with systemic racism until the film.
shameofchicagodoc.org

March 19, 2026 - 13:58 UTC

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Thank you for sharing this I definitely watching this documentary
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We read about firebombings, protests, and MLK coming to cities when in crisis over racism and no one mentioned that CHICAGO HAD ALL OF THE ABOVE.
Now I wonder how many teachers even knew (we screened the doc for hundreds of them also)
You can still request screenings at shameofchicagodoc.org
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I didn't stop with segregated neighborhoods. A Duke study for Shame of Chicago determined at least $4 billion was plundered from Black buyers via overpriced predatory housing contacts while their white counterparts got equity & cheaper terms through mortgages
www.chicagoreporter.com/the-plunder-of-black-wealth-in-chicago-captured-in-film/
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