The Importance Of Segregation In Chicago

Wear a mask, a sunglass , carry a bottle of water and an umbrella. This is how you walk in Kathmandu,Nepal, if you don’t want to be sick.Living in an unhealthy environment can bring a lot of health complications.You get sick and spend most of you time getting well. It was a surprise to visit baltimore ,because it was a very clean and green place. There were lots of trees and parks. It wanted to stay in baltimore, until I explored the outer county. I found there weren’t any bus shuttles, the houses were not managed properly , it looked dirty and most of all it smelled foul. And there are a number of people living in such poor conditions in Maryland.The contrast between the inner and the outer baltimore made me think, why is the outer

A racially segregated Chicago had experienced few race riots prior to 1919. However, between April 1919 and October 1919, race riots spanned the nation; this became known as the Red Summer. On July 27, 1919, Chicagoans started to express their emotions on racial issues, which turned into violence, lasting several days and resulting in the deaths, injuries, and displacement of hundreds of people. During this time, Chicagoans opinions regarding racism led to extreme chaos, leaving African Americans and whites fighting with each other for wealth and opportunities. The relatively-invisible line between blacks and whites in Chicago became bolder, deepening the rift between the races. As a result of the gruesome events that occurred in the summer of 1919, segregation in Chicago deepened. Chicago city officials created the Chicago Commission of Race Relations, comprised of six whites and six blacks, with the goal of solving large racial issues in Chicago, such as housing for blacks and job competition. Today, Chicago is more desegregated, but it was an arduous journey and is still a work in progress. It is still a predominant issue, and there are many recurring examples of racial violence in Chicago currently. This makes racial inequality an even more important issue in Chicago communities, and the legacy of this racial violence continues to haunt this persistently segregated city.

In Spite of the devastating history of segregation in the United States. A lot has changed in the past fifty years since segregation ended. The United States shifted from arresting African Americans for using “white only” facilities to integrated schools all over the country. Influential individuals such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr helped pave the way for African Americans to live as equals to along with their white counterparts in the United States of America.

Chicago is a beautiful city with many different people and things to learn or experience; however, it is a city of segregation, and it has been that way for a long time. Even though it may not be quite visible today, it still happening thorough our city. However, what is so special about ethnicity that people have to hate on each other? Is it because we all are born with different backgrounds or is it because we are raised to hate others? In the history of Chicago’s segregation, we learn about how the whites are seen as the superior beings than others in America. Moreover, we all have seen and learn how race is displayed through our media. Additionally, we all have grown up attaining knowledge from our elders, and we learn about values in life. The society of Chicago are segregated by our history, media, and standards.

Just fifty years ago, America was a society of segregation and racism. The dictionary defines racism as “the belief that a particular race is superior to another.” Although it is clear times have changed, racism is still seen in modern american society. It’s also clear that relationships between African Americans and whites are generally better than they were in the forties and fifties. Today, it is rare to witness a black man walk down the street and step off the sidewalk to let a white man walk by, or to see a black man sitting on a different section of the bus or train because a white man told him he has too. But superiority of races is still happening. A lot of this has the do with the ignorance of others. Passed down generation to

Racial Segregation in Kansas City was one key aspect even among other major American Cities. In the 1880 census, it doesn’t show any evidence of residential segregation but instead shows Blacks living in small residentials that were diverse clusters with other minorities, including whites. When African-Americans were moving into Kansas City in the nineteenth-century, they had specific geographical boundaries with minorities such as Hispanics. Whites had their own geographical boundaries. “Thus, people did not perceive a connection between black ‘culture’ and a particular ‘place’ occupied exclusively by Blacks”(Gotham 2002). Discrimination existed through mandated school, medical segregation and through hiring practices(Garcia 1996 &,Gotham 2002).

When driving through any state in America, it is hard not to notice the segregation that often establishes itself throughout the neighborhoods; there exists a clear distinction what streets are predominantly populated by White, Black, Hispanic, Arab, or other racial groups. According to recent analysis of the U.S. Census Data, “Chicago is the most diverse city, as well as the most segregated” (chicago.cbslocal.com). This raises the question of whether or not Chicago has also joined the bandwagon of so many cities across the United States where it has become an accepted social circumstance that every ethnic, racial, political, or religious group in a community must stand alone to overcome their own struggles and “fight their own battles”. Chicago is a city that defies the pattern of separation in activism. Chicago has become the symbol not

Chicago, the third-most populous city in the United States, has had a busy and diverse image since the start and the city has played a key location throughout American history. Throughout history, Chicago has always to attract people to the city by it’s charming, fascinating and exciting spirit and ___. Chicago has always been home to people from all over the world and different backgrounds. Race, has play a key factor in Chicago and last year CNN reported that Chicago remains among most segregated U.S cities. Chicago’s portrayal in the media has *** changed over time and in the case of race it has gotten worse, with the residential segregation and the increase of crime in the South.

Segregation proved to be powerful in the city as to this day the South Side still shows remnants of the “Black Belt.” Figure [2] below shows racial demographics of a recent census of Chicago and the resemblance to the map of covenants in figure [1] can clearly be seen. Chicago’s role as a home for it’s residents proved positive for some but problematic for most. A system that always favored the wealthy and white was true for the city and while some areas were strong enough to fight this trend, as a whole Chicago was

Segregation movements throughout America’s history have led up to the adverse reaction that is seen in society today. “The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) abolished slavery; the Fourteenth Amendment (1868) extended ‘equal protection of the laws’ to all citizens; and the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied ‘on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.’,” (Smithsonian National Museum of American History). These amendments established equality for people of color on things such as no more slavery, protection of the laws, and voting rights. They partially eliminated segregation, but discrimination continued. Henry L. Chambers Jr., who teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law and

During World War II, young African American sailors loaded ammunition in the Navy. These men went properly trained and later on this would come as a blessing and a curse. At this time segregation ruled the minds of million in the country and in the U.S. Army. One unfaithful evening, July 17, 1944, a horrific explosion shook the dock of Port Chicago, California. Obliterating more than 244 sailors and injuring hundreds more. The blast destroyed the base, ships, and damaged the small town of Port Chicago. It was so bad you could hear the blast miles away. Those who survived were ordered back to loading ammunition. After more than 300 refused to go back to work until biased and hazardous conditions were addressed and put to rest. Many of these

In the article “Chicago police have no regard for lives of minorities,” by Mark Berman from The Washington Post the issue of racism within the Chicago police department is brought forth. The department itself says it is failing to hold officers accountable and not doing enough to combat a “justified” lack of trust from the community. A task force has been researching this issue and they found has come to the point that some in the community do not feel safe in any encounter with the police. The force discovered that people of color have disproportionately negative experiences with the police over an extended period of time. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel stated that we do not a task force to know that there is racism in Chicago, but the real question

The “black city”, holds so much crime, violence, murders on top of murders,strife, and left so many without jobs that the extravagance of the “white city” pulled Chicago out of the depression  The “white city” is a place for independent woman, high living standards, families to be, and overall, is the city to pursue your dreams in. Although it is a fascinating new environment to be in for some, others have the lower hand and receive the death penalty.

Today's government has become more corrupt then it has ever been since the past 20 years. Racism and Religion was a huge inconvenience for any type of federal or government job. In today's society our government attacks anything and anyone that is colored “Black” verbally and physically. Just for the same reason that they are that specific color, for the past years they have had a very bad reputation when it comes to violence and criminal records. African American men are the main ones to be attacked by any type of federal agency because of their background history of slaves and the cruel treatment they would receive during past years.

Since Chicago is one of the largest segregated cities in the country, why don't people move to make it more diverse? A national survey that was taken said that blacks agreed that “black people have a right to live wherever they can afford to”. Over 70 percent of blacks support laws that enforce that right, but only 40 percent of whites said that they would support those laws. Blacks support integration, but because the two races disagree on whether or not blacks should be able to live where they want to, the city will stay segregated instead of solving the problem of making the city more diverse.Over 87 percent of blacks are fine with living in a neighborhood that was only 20 percent black. This proves that blacks are more open to making Chicago an area that is not segregated. If where you live also affects your education and limits your job opportunities, then it's understandable why blacks are ready to move. Blacks typically live in more run down areas that usually provides a bad school system and because they don't have a good education, they don't have access to good jobs. Access to housing is harder for black people because white people disagree with the values that they