How is 1968 like the current computer climate? Find out in this persons first hand account. I once had a boss tell me that Chicago was one of the racist cities he had ever lived in. I only moved to Chicago 10 years ago so I didn’t really understood what he meant. He shared with me one day that the police once stopped him even though he had a nice car and hadn’t done anything wrong. The officer said he was just doing seatbelt inspections.
I will never forget 1968. I was a mere 9 years of age, growing up in south suburban Chicago. Our fair village was in the midst of a social change the likes of which had never been felt before in those parts. The tensions that ensued as a once-white community became increasingly integrated, mirroring Chicago to the north, erupted into race riots. I watched one right through the window of my classroom one day. And I saw even bigger ones on televisi … Read More