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Briefly write down the first images that come to mind for each word shown

Briefly write down the first images that come to mind for each word shown. Cop Teacher Prisoner City Council member Prison guard Drug dealer Prof. athlete Pop singer Doctor Rapper. Native Son by Richard Wright. Background Info. .

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Briefly write down the first images that come to mind for each word shown

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  1. Briefly write down the first images that come to mindfor each word shown

  2. Cop • Teacher • Prisoner • City Council member • Prison guard • Drug dealer • Prof. athlete • Pop singer • Doctor • Rapper

  3. Native Sonby Richard Wright

  4. Background Info. • After WWI there was a large migration of Southern blacks to the North for jobs. • In particular Chicago and Harlem whites were not pleased with this new situation and blacks were essentially cordoned off in sections called “black belts.”

  5. Lower Class Chicago Flats for Rent

  6. Even if apartments were available in other parts of the city, whites were not allowed to rent to blacks. This then drove up the rent prices in the black belt (supply and demand) so blacks were often paying more for a run-down apartment than a nicer one in a white area of town.

  7. Apartment building in a black section of Chicago (1941)

  8. Is race still an issue? • Look around this classroom…

  9. Race and Wealth

  10. Race and Education

  11. Race and Employment Status

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