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Chicago's South Side is a sprawling collection of predominantly African-American neighborhoods that have been transformed by decades of racial change. Both the borders and futures of each neighborhood and its residents are uncertain, as families face dire obstacles such as crime, drugs, poverty, and inequitable access to education, jobs, and affordable housing.
Divided by the skeletons of Chicago's industrial past, the neighborhoods now also face the growing specter of gentrification.
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Wow. Stellar shots.