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Housing

This symbolizes the insecurity and poverty. It was so scarce in the Black Belt, that rents were high as people competed to get lodging. This was also scarce in Packingtown.

Black Skin

This physical feature dictated how people were treated. It represents being different.

Drops of Blood

These were physical evidence of racially-motivated violence. They were spilled when someone was injured or killed.

Gangs

These were groups of men who belonged to clubs and perpetuated violence. The police did not try to control them.

Strikebreakers

These took the jobs of union members who temporarily left their jobs in an effort to get higher wages and benefits. They represent disunity.

Lake Michigan

This is a large body of water on the eastern side of Chicago. It represents the indifference of nature to humanity.

Railroads

These were a technological advance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They...

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