{"product_id":"dont-go-stories-of-segregation-and-how-to-disrupt-it-9781509564446","title":"Don't Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It","description":"\u003cp\u003eMultiple times a day, in cities across the US and beyond, a simple yet powerful message is repeated by the well-meaning, the ill-informed, and the bigoted: \"don't go\" - avoid at all costs those Black and Brown disinvested neighborhoods that have become bywords for social disorder and urban decay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of intimate stories and evocative photos that uncover the hidden influence of both subtle and overt \"don't go\" messages and the segregation they perpetuate in Chicago. Told by everyday people to Tonika Lewis Johnson and Maria Krysan - a Black artist and a White academic who met through their shared passion for anti-segregation work - the stories paint a rich picture of life in a segregated city.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne by one, the storytellers upend pessimism with candid, deeply personal, humorous, and heartbreaking tales, and with novel ideas for simple actions that can serve as antidotes to both racism and \"place-ism.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy inviting readers into the lives of regular people who have ignored the warning to stay away from \"don't go\" neighborhoods or who live in those very same neighborhoods, the stories in \u003ci\u003eDon't Go\u003c\/i\u003e illuminate the devastating consequences of racial segregation and disinvestment as well as the inevitable rewards of coming together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available as an audiobook.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTonika Lewis Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a photographer and multi-media artist, and creator of the Folded Map Project. She is recipient of the 2024 Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship and one of \u003ci\u003eChicago Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's 2017 Chicagoans of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Krysan\u003c\/b\u003e is LAS Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Chicago, and co-author of the multiple award-winning book \u003ci\u003eCycle of Segregation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875380400402,"sku":"9781509564446","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_447246bc-ebb0-4537-a66b-7abf10527535.jpg?v=1738286332","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dont-go-stories-of-segregation-and-how-to-disrupt-it-9781509564446","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}