Chicago: 1946-48

[lushchocolateswirl]

I'm failing to see the point of this very good Artistic exposue of Chicagoes poor of yesteryear.

Are you saying if we dont' look back, we can't move forward?. There's a problem in that. Sometimes we get stuck in the past which stops us from looking to the future.

I've noticed some here have mentioned sense of community and having time to stand around, without commenting on the social realities of this. Standing around = No job, And also backs up the notion of the time that Negroes didn't want to work and were naturally lazy. Sense of community = When you disenfranchise a group they will automatically become one, and have a closer neighbourhood relationship because in numbers and close association there is a sense of strength.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Not at all, the poor were not all black, either. They were not dressed in rags, although there were working mens clothes, with wear and tear. But they were clean and fairly neat.

It looks to me like they were hanging out with friends and neighbors, because that's what people did after work, pre-TV.

Don't forget, '46-'48, industry was redirecting it's focus from war production to consumer goods, many were unemployed, and housing was in short supply.

Those people didn't look angry, despondent or belligerent. They looked like people worrying about life, the way everyone does, seriously considering the future. They looked like people... just people.