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Our America

Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago

1999·208 pages·Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics

The creators of National Public Radio's "Ghetto Life 101" and "Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse" combine talents with a young photographer to show what life is like in one of the country's darkest places: Chicago's Ida B. Wells housing project. Photos.

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Our America

Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago

Year

1999

Pages

208

Type

Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics

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The creators of National Public Radio's "Ghetto Life 101" and "Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse" combine talents with a young photographer to show what life is like in one of the country's darkest places: Chicago's Ida B. Wells housing project. Photos.

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