Chapter Eight is an interesting chapter because it looks at how the
             civil rights movement affected two northern cities, Detroit and Chicago,
             and illustrates the "tensions and differences" between whites and blacks at
             the time. It also shows how there were racial tensions outside the South,
             and that they affected many different aspects of society.
             In Chicago, one of the most important aspects of civil rights reform
             consisted of fair housing and the regulation of housing so landlords did
             not discriminate toward blacks and other minorities. In Detroit, riots
             broke out because blacks were dissatisfied with their treatment by police
             and the community. After the Detroit riots, President Johnson created a
             commission to study civil rights in the country. "The commission warned
             that America was 'moving towards two societies, one black, one white -
             separate and unequal (Carson et al 291). The chapter presents a variety of
             documents that all relate to Chicago, Detroit, and the growing unrest in
             the two areas. In the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
             document, known as the "Chicago Plan," housing and education are of
             paramount importance, and the organization provides a "philosophy of social
             change" that includes ending segregation, opening up educational
             opportunities to black children, and eradicating slums. They list twelve
             areas that need to improve, from the Federal Government to slum landlords,
             and they ask churches and college students to work as a team to help
             eradicate Chicago's race problems peacefully, but forcefully. They
             encourage peaceful demonstrations to help obtain legislation both locally
             and nationally to end discrimination.
             The next document, written by Martin Luther King, Jr. is a list of the
             demands tacked to the front door of Chicago's City Hall, which include
             demands for fair housing practices including mortgages, fair hiring
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