Public Newsroom #53: The Battle of Lincoln Park

6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

Public Newsroom #53 will feature Chicagoan and author Daniel Kay Hertz in a conversation around his upcoming book The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago. The book will examine gentrification that happened in Lincoln Park during the mid-20th century and also discuss how Chicago’s segregated wealthy neighborhoods were created. Attendees will have a chance to give feedback to Hertz’s book before he submits the final manuscript as well as learn how to use archival resources to better understand the history of community conflict and how they can be applied to today’s gentrifying areas.