Jackie Northam of member station WBEZ visits a section of Chicago known as Bridgeport, where 13-year-old Lenard Clark was beaten into a coma eighteen months ago. Bridgeport had been known for its racial intolerance, and the beating of the young African-American man only served to highlight the tensions in the area. She examines the nature of race relations in Chicago in general and Bridgeport in particular...and how racial attitudes have changed since programs were launched in the wake of the attack on Lenard Clark. The programs are designed to mend racial differences and contribute to a dialogue between the races.
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