By traveling to the South Side with her, we not only understand why it has been able to produce some of our nation’s most exceptional African American leaders, but also how its ongoing racial segregation haunts and harms the vast majority of Chicagoans today.” -Salamishah Tillet, Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania
"Moore has captured the rhythm of Chicago, its beauty and heartbreak, and its racial demons and activist angels with such vibrant prose and personality that she has achieved that rare literary feat: it is both a page-turner and magnum opus. Moore's latest is essential to anyone attempting to understand race in Chicago, our most American of cities." -Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me Moore brings her considerable gifts as a journalist and historian to bear along with her knowledge as a South Side native. "Natalie Moore's The South Side is an exquisite exploration of a portion of Chicago that has long embodied the problems and promise of black America.
“Thoughtful and clarifying investigation … Moore refines our perception of the realities of segregation and the many possible paths to change.”- Booklist
"An excellent work for all readers interested in knowing more about important, ongoing urban issues." - Library Journal
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