MLK’s death 50 years ago sparked riots across the U.S. Some parts of Chicago’s West Side never recovered.

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. His death set off more than 100 riots across the U.S., including the most devastating civil disturbance in Chicago’s history. Today, a difficult question remains: Why are pockets of Chicago’s West Side still decimated?

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