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Although the word “suburb” has been synonymous with “opportunity" through much of post-World War II America, now African-American, Latino, and some Asian families are finding that increasingly the new suburban world is one characterized by divergent opportunities and different standards of living. The consequences of this system of exclusion is not merely discrimination; it is a systematic process that denies a large segment of our metropolitan area access to economic opportunity.
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Black, White, and Shades of Brown: Fair Housing and Economic Opportunity in the Chicago Region
Although the word “suburb” has been synonymous with “opportunity" through much of post-World War II America, now African-American, Latino, and some Asian families are finding that increasingly the new suburban world is one characterized by divergent opportunities and different standards of living. The consequences of this system of exclusion is not merely discrimination; it is a systematic process that denies a large segment of our metropolitan area access to economic opportunity.
Although the word “suburb” has been synonymous with “opportunity" through much of post-World War II America, now African-American, Latino, and some Asian families are finding that increasingly the new suburban world is one characterized by divergent opportunities and different standards of living. The consequences of this system of exclusion is not merely discrimination; it is a systematic process that denies a large segment of our metropolitan area access to economic opportunity.
BLACK, WHITE AND SHADES OF BROWN
Fair HOUSING AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE CHICAGO REGION
By
Darnell Coleman, Chicago State University
Mike Leachman, Loyola University Chicago
Phil Nyden, Loyola University Chicago
Bill Peterman, Chicago State University
A report Qe by the
Leadership Council olitan Open Communities
is
February 1998ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Our special thanks, first and foremost, go to the fifty-seven regional leaders who
contributed their thoughts and insights to this study. Not all of your concerns are
represented here, but we hope we've done justice to the insights many of you share in
common. A special thanks, too, to Erica Chung and Angela Baker, who gathered reams
of existing studies and transcribed the numerous interviews.
Questions or comments may be directed to the following individuals:
Mr. Darnell Coleman
Research Assistant
Department of Sociology
Northwestern University
1810 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 491-5415 - Sociology department
(312) 787-7345 - Direct line
Mr. Mike Leachman
Research Assistant
Center for Urban Research and Learning
Loyola University Chicago
820 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Ilinois 60611
(312) 915-7528
‘mleachm@luc.edu
Mr. John Lukehart
Vice President
Leadership Council for Metropolitan
Open Communities
111 West Jackson, 12th Floor
Chicago IL 60604
(312) 341-5678
jlukehart@lemoe.org
Dr. Phil Nyden
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Director, Center for Urban Research and
Learning
Loyola University Chicago
820 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Ilinois 60611
(G12) 915-7761
pnyden@luc.edu
Dr. Bill Peterman
Professor of Geography
Director, Neighborhood Assistance Center
Williams Science Center
Chicago State University
95th Street at King Drive
Chicago, IL 60628-1598
(773) 995-2176; w-peterman@esu.edu