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  Crowded, Cold, Dark, And Rotted, Misery Mile Is No Reality Bargain

  The newspaper article "Crowded, Cold, Dark, And Rotted, Misery Mile Is No Reality Bargain" discusses the situation in Misery Mile. Frank Sherry, the writer describes the poor living conditions and extreme poverty the residents of the area experience.

  Tags African American, Finances, Poverty, Race, Sanitation
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  Englewood still split on schools

  The article "Englewood Still Split on Schools" describes how a turbulent racial history in Englewood affects the high schools in the town. Despite Dwight Morrow and the Academies at Englewood having the same campus, the article claims they are treated as separate schools. There was frustration from some due to their view that the students at the Academies were treated better. Race becomes a part of the discussion as Dwight Morrow is majorly attended by black and Latinx youth while the Academies are attended by white and Asian-American students. The article also discusses efforts to integrate the schools and whether the efforts made to combine the schools would truly desegregate the students.

  Tags African American, Asian, Education, Finances, Latinx, Segregation
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  Jay Street, "Misery Mile"

  An area of Englewood centered on Jay street stretching from the railroad tracks on the east to MacKay Park on the west. The housing in this area had deteriorated greatly by the early 1960s and most of this area's residents lived below the povery line. The area had become known as the heat of Englewood's "slums." One white landlord or "slumlord" owned most of the neighborhood's houses, which were referred to as "shacks."

  Tags African American, Finances, Poverty