Graduation Year
2023
Date of Submission
4-2023
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
History
Reader 1
Lily Geismer
Terms of Use & License Information
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Abstract
This thesis rediscovers the history of Chicago’s public housing through the voices of residents. Under the guidance of bell hooks’ “homeplace,” Black Chicagoans consistently demonstrated their struggle to find a homeplace in Chicago after systematic residential segregation before, during, and after the height of the institution of public housing. Using the voices of mothers, gang members, and children, this paper highlights the contradictory and multidimensional lives, thoughts, and desires of Chicago’s public housing residents.
Recommended Citation
Forte, Camille, "Creating Homeplace in Chicago's Public Housing" (2023). CMC Senior Theses. 3259.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3259
