Wednesday, October 5, 2011
What do Hugh Hefner & Barack Obama have in Common?
Hyde is considered to be an elite area for some African Americans, and considering that Chicago is one of the most segregated cities, Hyde Park is considered to be one of the most diverse area in all of Chicago, 43.5% White, 38% Black. This area is the home to some of Chicago's education institutions, such as the University of Chicago, Dusable Museum of African American History, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, along with others. During the 1930's Hyde park had established a very successful run in the hotel business. This included over 100 hotels and resorts. Post World War 1 a lot of African Americans settled into Hyde park from some of the southern states, which offered affordable housing. Hyde park has also been the home to such celebrities as our very own President Barack Obama , Louis Farrakhan, Mahalia Jackson & Hugh Hefner.
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Hi Joslyn, I remembered you talking about how growing up in Austin, many people viewed the south side as being more for elite African Americans. I came across this same idea in a really interesting article about migrations of African American families from the South (ie Mississippi) to urban cities in the north. I wanted to share!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/16/blacks-south-return_n_1014381.html