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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Alden Loury

Chicago’s Black neighborhoods pay a steep economic price for the stigma of race

Homes seen on South Calumet Avenue in Bronzeville. (Max Herman/For the Sun-Times)

One of the best things I remember about my years living in the Greater Bronzeville area was driving home from work.

Soon after exiting DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Oakwood, I’d catch a glimpse of a majestic home just across the street from Mandrake Park at 39th and South Cottage Grove. With a large, circular window above its double-door front entrance, the gated and well-maintained property always caught my eye.

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