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The South Side of Chicago is a predominantly African-American area whose relationship to violence is complex and long-standing. This chapter allows space for South Side residents to describe this issue in their own words. Through photographs and oral histories, we examine the impact of violence on South Side community members and the intersection of violence with other social determinants of health. An important theme of this work is the emphasis of residents on resilience in the face of continuing violence and their deep connection to the South Side as home.
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Lowenstein, J., Dharmawardene, M. (2020). A Violent Thread: How Violence Cuts Across the Generations on Chicago’s South Side. In: Siegler, M., Rogers Jr., S. (eds) Violence, Trauma, and Trauma Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31246-6_3
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