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High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing (Voice of Witness) by Audrey Petty, Alex Kotlowitz is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing (Voice of Witness) about?
<p>In the gripping first-person accounts of High Rise Stories, former residents of Chicago's iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high-rises. These stories of community, displacement, and poverty in the wake of gentrification give voice to those who have long been ignored, but whose hopes and struggles exist firmly at the heart of our national identity.</p> <p> </p> <p>Download the corresponding lesson plans on the Voice of Witness website.</p>
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Audrey Petty, Alex Kotlowitz
- Publisher
- Chicago: Haymarket Books
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781642595376
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, Social Science, Memoir
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (95 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- High rise stories : voices from Chicago Public Housing ; compiled and edited by Audrey Petty ; foreward by Alex Kotlowitz (2013)
- High rise stories : voices from Chicago public housing (2013)
- High rise stories : voices from Chicago Public Housing ; compiled and edited by Audrey Petty ; foreward by Alex Kotlowitz (2009)
- High rise stories : voices from Chicago public housing (2021)
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