Read About Chicago's History
For nearly two-hundred years, Chicago has been one of the biggest cities in the United States, and the land the city stands on has existed for much longer. As a result Chicago has a long history of social changes that have led to where we are today. The resources below help to illuminate some of that history.
Books
- Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side, Eve L. Ewing
- Building the Black Metropolis: African American Entrepreneurship in Chicago, Robert E. Weems Jr.
- Making Mexican Chicago, Mike Amezcua
- Chinese Chicago: Race, Transnational Migration, and Community Since 1870, Huping Ling
- Local Flavor: Restaurants that Shaped Chicago's Neighborhoods, Jean Iverson
Articles
- Indigenous Tribes of Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots
- Without Native Americans, Would We Have Chicago As We Know It?
Recommendation Lists
- Chicago Black History and Culture: Read, Watch, Listen
- Chicago Stories: Nonfiction
- Chicago's LGBTQ Movement
- Coming to Chicago: Immigrant Stories
Have a resource that we should add? Let us know by emailing wsgsprogram@luc.edu with any suggestions you have.
For nearly two-hundred years, Chicago has been one of the biggest cities in the United States, and the land the city stands on has existed for much longer. As a result Chicago has a long history of social changes that have led to where we are today. The resources below help to illuminate some of that history.
Books
- Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side, Eve L. Ewing
- Building the Black Metropolis: African American Entrepreneurship in Chicago, Robert E. Weems Jr.
- Making Mexican Chicago, Mike Amezcua
- Chinese Chicago: Race, Transnational Migration, and Community Since 1870, Huping Ling
- Local Flavor: Restaurants that Shaped Chicago's Neighborhoods, Jean Iverson
Articles
- Indigenous Tribes of Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots
- Without Native Americans, Would We Have Chicago As We Know It?
Recommendation Lists
- Chicago Black History and Culture: Read, Watch, Listen
- Chicago Stories: Nonfiction
- Chicago's LGBTQ Movement
- Coming to Chicago: Immigrant Stories
Have a resource that we should add? Let us know by emailing wsgsprogram@luc.edu with any suggestions you have.