The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation

The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation

**One of Buzzfeed's 18 Best Nonfiction Books Of 2016**

A lyrical, intelligent, authentic, and necessary look at the intersection of race and class in Chicago, a Great American City

In this intelligent a…

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