Detroit became one of the most important cities during the Prohibition because of the connections the Purple Gang had to Canada, and the mass amounts of alcohol that they were able to smuggle into the United States.
Project Topics: Community and Reform
The Black Bottom, Slum Clearance, and Detroit’s Self-Destructive Desires
The Black Bottom Neighborhood Black Bottom was among the oldest neighborhoods in Detroit prior to its demolition. Although bearing a large immigrant and Jewish population by the turn of the 20th century, factors such as the Great Migration, new job opportunities, and redlining resulted in an explosion of Black Bottom’s African American population. Over the […]
Underlying Tensions: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 and the Chicago Commission on Race Relations
The Chicago Commission on Race Relations released a study in 1922 called The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot trying to figure out what the reason behind the Chicago Race Riot 1919. The Commission came to the conclusion that the riots were based on three things: housing, labor conflict, and racial issues.
Chicago’s Influence on Jazz Music
Jazz music began in New Orleans, Louisiana. The musical genre has roots in European traditions, blues, and ragtime. It also derives from work songs sung by slaves on southern plantations. Jazz was not a popular musical genre until the 20th century when African Americans moved to Chicago during the Great Migration to escape the Jim […]
Daily Life in Chicago Tenements
Overcrowded, poorly built, and unsanitary, tenement housing was one of the worst places to live, yet for so many it was their only choice. Newly settled immigrants as well as working-class families struggled to make a living and had to do so in deplorable conditions. There would be those that tried to change the situation, but their successes would only be temporary. Low-income housing is still a struggle for many today, and the roots of the issue can be traced back to those early days when tenements were the only option.
African American Public Housing
The creation of Public Housing for African Americans in Chicago in the 20th Century.
The Hull House’s Impact on the Community
Jane Addams impacted the Chicago immigrant community through her work at the Hull House.
Chicago Freedom Movement
This project is about the Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement.
Pullman: A Company Town in an Industrial Age
The company town of Pullman was built in response to industrialization in the United States in the 19th century.
Robert Woods Reasions for Starting Robert Gould Shaw House
Robert Woods Reasons for segregating South End House
