
Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation is a four-part documentary series that lays bare the true stories behind how Chicago and its suburbs devised the nation’s most sweeping system of racially segregated communities and how these policies diminished the lives of generations of Black families, creating the vast racial wealth gap that persists to this day.
Directors
Bruce Orenstein

Chris L. Jenkins

“Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation is brilliant and a must-watch for anyone striving to achieve racial equity in America.”
– Michael McAfee,
President & CEO, PolicyLink
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