Local organizers and experts discussed the history of school segregation in Evanston, the closure of the 5th Ward school and its current impacts on residents at a virtual panel hosted by Evanston Public...
Even as the Evanston/Skokie District 65 School Board and Evanston City Council swore in historically diverse bodies on Monday, the author of a book criticizing Evanston’s history of racial segregation...
It was a photo of close friends that inspired Mary Barr to write a book about civil rights in Evanston, the author said during a talk Wednesday.
Barr’s 2014 book, “Friends Disappear: The Battle...
As someone living in one of the "hotspots" and carefully following local court cases involving violence, I think this letter, too, is a simplistic view of the issues.
I agree that redlining and access...
An Evanston native read an excerpt of her book which explores the history of racial inequality in Evanston to a packed audience Saturday.
Mary Barr, a lecturer at Clemson University, grew up in Evanston...
