Chicago's south side was segregated for decades until housing laws were successfully challenged in the 1930-40's. Waves of black migration rose after the Civil War and again in the 20th century, creating vibrant black businesses and culture here. But gang activity and civil unrest eventually earned the south side a reputation of crime.
Born in 1948 and descended from slaves, Glenn Loury grew up in this environment. After taking some classes at a junior college, he won a scholarship to Northwestern University where he graduated with a math degree. He then moved on to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he earned his PhD in economics.
Since then his career has taken him to University of Michigan, Boston University, Brown University, Harvard (where he was its first black tenured professor of economics). Quite the resume. His political views have changed from time to time.
Why the biography? "It’s time to tell the story of Black Success, not Black Victimhood."
From Wikipedia
(cont'd tomorrow)
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