Ann S. Epstein writes novels, short stories, memoir, essays, and poems. Please use the links or site menu to go to the HOME PAGE; learn about her NOVELS, SHORT STORIES, MEMOIR, ESSAYS, and POEMS; find interesting facts in BEHIND THE STORY; read REFLECTIONS on writing; check NEWS for updates on publications and related events; see REVIEWS; learn about her END-OF-LIFE DOULA credentials and services; and CONTACT US to send webmail.
In the early 1900s, Chicago was less racially segregated than it is now. However, the first part of Dan Ryan Expressway, built in 1961-62 to make it easier to get downtown, runs between the white west-side “Bridgeport” neighborhood and the “Black Belt” on the east side. Its effect was to divide the city and isolate blacks. Read more Chicago history in Tazia and Gemma (see NOVELS).
