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City on the Make: Race and Inequality in Chicago

November 13, 2014 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am CST

Free

Join us for a provocative discussion on questions of race, class, and ethnicity in Chicago as a city on the make — who it makes and who it breaks….

Andrew Diamond is Professor of American history and civilization at University of Paris – Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books and articles on race and politics in the metropolitan United States, including Mean Streets: Chicago Youths and the Everyday Struggle for Empowerment in the Multiracial City, 1908-1969 and the forthcoming City on the Make: Race and Inequality in Chicago. He has appeared frequently in the mainstream French media as an expert on American affairs.

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Date:
November 13, 2014
Time:
9:00 am - 11:00 am CST
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

Great Cities Institute
Phone:
312.996.8700
Email:
gcities@uic.edu

Venue

UIC Student Center East, Illinois Room
750 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607 United States
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