ACS Chicago: The Black Tax with Andrew Kahrl and Tonika Lewis Johnson

Please join the ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter in partnership with The National Public Housing Museum and the Cook County Assessor's Office present historian Andrew W. Kahrland author of The Black Tax 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America artist Tonika Lewis Johnson, co-author of Don't Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It, in a conversation on the history of racist real estate practices and their lasting impact on Black communities. Highlighting land sale contracts, overtaxation, and the sale of tax debts, they will explore how these systems stripped families of wealth while also lifting up the stories of activists who fought back--and the lessons their struggles hold for today.

Featuring:

Andrew W. Kahrl, Professor of History and African American Studies, University of Virginia

Tonika Lewis Johnson, Co-founder of both the Englewood Arts Collective (EAC) and Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.)

FREE, but space is limited.

Light bites and beverages will be provided, and a book signing will take place after the event.

Register here!