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Moore's new book is less that it's about Chicago's south side, and more that it's of the south side, deeply and lovingly, in a way journalism about the area rarely is.a powerful political document." - The Chicago Reader "A reminder that even though great gains have been made in the development of integrated neighborhoods and suburbs, Chicago is still shackled by the chains of segregation, chains that limit the potential of hundreds of thousands of African-Americans and impoverish the lives of all residents of the region.a clarion call for us to break the chains that bind us and allow our imaginations to be free to take on - and change - the systemic reality of segregation and its impact on all of us." - The Chicago Tribune "Moore.weaves her life story through a well-researched account of the policies that have shaped Chicago into a city often described as separate and unequal." - The Chicago Sun-Times

"Moore, a longtime reporter for WBEZ in Chicago and a native of the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, digs into the ways that segregation continues to shape the politics of her hometown, as well as her own life." - The Chicago Crusader **Author named a 2021 United States Artist Fellow in Writing** **One of Buzzfeed's 18 Best Nonfiction Books Of 2016**