FIRSTHAND: Segregation | Trailer
Preview: Season 8 Episode 3 | 1m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
In Chicago, residents strive for equity in a city impacted by the effects of segregation.
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.
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FIRSTHAND: Segregation | Trailer
Preview: Season 8 Episode 3 | 1m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
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.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(serious music) - Segregation is so pervasive, you can't really escape it.
The scenery of neighborhoods change as you drive from, you know, mile to mile.
- Chicago, one of America's many cities struggling with segregated neighborhoods.
- Not getting any support from the neighborhood.
They see the business, they see we're open, they're not coming in.
They come by and say stuff to me, mean things.
Why don't you go home?
Why don't you go back where you came from?
They view this place as dangerous because it's black people coming here.
- Navigating the divides.
- There is something magnificent about having so many voices heard, but why can't those voices resonate with each other?
Why do we have to live in discord.
- For my children, my family?
I want them to look at Chicago and see endless opportunities.
- My ideal Chicago would look like a place that felt like home, all over the city.
- From WTTW, Firsthand Segregation on local USA.
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FIRSTHAND: Segregation | A Black Business in Lincoln Park
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Clip: S8 Ep3 | 1m 31s | Rashad Bailey is a Black business owner in a majority white Chicago neighborhood. (1m 31s)
FIRSTHAND: Segregation | Collaborative Music Without Genre
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Clip: S8 Ep3 | 1m 14s | Jason Ivy openly talks about his genre-less music and Chicago's segregated music scene. (1m 14s)
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Preview: S8 Ep3 | 30s | In Chicago, residents strive for equity in a city impacted by the effects of segregation. (30s)
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