Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. BLACK MEN AT THE ENTRANCE TO A POOL HALL WHERE THEY HANG AROUND DAILY, LOCATED ON ROOSEVELT ROAD IN THE

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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. BLACK MEN AT THE ENTRANCE TO A POOL HALL WHERE THEY HANG AROUND DAILY, LOCATED ON ROOSEVELT ROAD IN THE HEART OF THE GHETTO ON CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE. THE 1970 CENSUS REPORTED 22 TO 29% OF THE AREA'S RESIDENTS WERE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. HELPED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH MAJOR NATIONAL FRANCHISES THAT RESULTED IN $20 MILLION IN JOBS FOR RESIDENTS. IN 1973 THE WEST SIDE HAD NOT YET RECOVERED FROM EARLIER RIOTS AND FIRES

Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. BLACK MEN AT THE ENTRANCE TO A POOL HALL WHERE THEY HANG AROUND DAILY, LOCATED ON ROOSEVELT ROAD IN THE HEART OF THE GHETTO ON CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE. THE 1970 CENSUS REPORTED 22 TO 29% OF THE AREA'S RESIDENTS WERE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. HELPED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH MAJOR NATIONAL FRANCHISES THAT RESULTED IN $20 MILLION IN JOBS FOR RESIDENTS. IN 1973 THE WEST SIDE HAD NOT YET RECOVERED FROM EARLIER RIOTS AND FIRES

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