{"product_id":"redlined-a-memoir-of-race-change-and-fractured-community-in-1960s-chicago-paperback","title":"Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Gartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement, \u003ci\u003eRedlined\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the racist lending rules that refuse mortgages to anyone in areas with even one black resident. As blacks move deeper into Chicago's West Side during the 1960s, whites flee by the thousands. But Linda Gartz's parents, Fred and Lil choose to stay in their integrating neighborhood, overcoming previous prejudices as they meet and form friendships with their African American neighbors. The community sinks into increasing poverty and crime after two race riots destroy its once vibrant business district, but Fred and Lil continue to nurture their three apartment buildings and tenants for the next twenty years in a devastated landscape--even as their own relationship cracks and withers. \u003cbr\u003e After her parents' deaths, Gartz discovers long-hidden letters, diaries, documents, and photos stashed in the attic of her former home. Determined to learn what forces shattered her parents' marriage \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e undermined her community, she searches through the family archives and immerses herself in books on racial change in American neighborhoods. Told through the lens of Gartz's discoveries of the personal and political, \u003ci\u003eRedlined\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a riveting story of a community fractured by racial turmoil, an unraveling and conflicted marriage, a daughter's fight for sexual independence, and an up-close, intimate view of the racial and social upheavals of the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix-time Emmy-honored Linda Gartz is a documentary producer, author, blogger, educator, and archivist. Her documentaries and TV productions have been featured on \u003ci\u003eABC, NBC, CBS, PBS\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInvestigation Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e, syndicated nation-wide. Her educational videos include \u003ci\u003eBegin with Love\u003c\/i\u003e, hosted by Oprah Winfrey and \u003ci\u003eGrandparenting\u003c\/i\u003e, hosted by Maya Angelou. Gartz's articles and essays have been published in literary journals, online, and in local and national magazines and newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune. Born in Chicago, she studied at both Northwestern and the University of Munich, and has lived most of her adult life in Evanston, IL. She earned her B.A. and M.A.T. degrees from Northwestern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48121254412536,"sku":"9781631523205","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/X2LzYDasXi9781631523205.webp?v=1783311100","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/redlined-a-memoir-of-race-change-and-fractured-community-in-1960s-chicago-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}