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FIRSTHAND: Segregation

Season 8 Episode 3 | 24m 33s

In Chicago, segregation has a profound impact. From disparities in housing, education and healthcare to economic inequality, FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION illustrates the high cost of division, not just in dollars, but in lives lost and unrealized potential. Through stories, witness the power of individuals to effect positive change as residents strive for a more integrated and equitable community.

Aired: 02/11/24 | Expires: 12/31/24
Major funding for Local, USA provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.
Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.
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Black Americans forced to go North for advanced degrees return home to fight Jim Crow in the South.
Black Americans forced to go North for advanced degrees return home to fight Jim Crow in the South.
How a lynching and police killing 78 years apart haunt the rural community of Sikeston, Missouri.
Two residents recall the day they, as young children, witnessed the lynching of Cleo Wright in 1942.
How a lynching and police killing 78 years apart haunt the rural community of Sikeston, Missouri.
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