Re the West Pullman attacks, I am interested to see how that will play out in the later chapters. It was around that time that the first black families moved into Riverdale and received a similar reaction. No where near the level of violence that the Jordan's experienced, but it sure wasn't the welcome wagon. White flight in South Cook County was fed by a number of different issues, but irrational and sometimes rational fears played a large role. I know many people that moved from Roseland to Riverdale, Dolton, Calumet City, etc. only to move again in the late 80's and early 90's for the same reason.
Re the West Pullman attacks, I am interested to see how that will play out in the later chapters. It was around that time that the first black families moved into Riverdale and received a similar reaction. No where near the level of violence that the Jordan's experienced, but it sure wasn't the welcome wagon. White flight in South Cook County was fed by a number of different issues, but irrational and sometimes rational fears played a large role. I know many people that moved from Roseland to Riverdale, Dolton, Calumet City, etc. only to move again in the late 80's and early 90's for the same reason.
And I'm sorry I'm behind on posting actual chapters. TCD and Royko are more time-consuming than I bargained for, but I'll catch up.
I'm sure those rabbit holes take a long time to research. Very interesting though.