Global Journal of Human Social Science, C: Sociology and Culture, Volume 22 Issue 1

Volume XXII Issue I Version I 14 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals C The Revanchist City: Downtown Chicago and the Rhetoric of Redevelopment in Bronzeville So who’s in and who’s out? Our projection for the Black population in Bronzeville reveals a steep decline from 92% in 2000 to an estimated 85% by 2010 (R² is .9835) (see Figure 11). Alternatively, our projection for the White population reveals a remarkable and steady increase from 4% in 2000 to just over 14% by 2010 (R² is 1) (See Figure 12). Figure 11: 2010 Black Population Projection Figure 12: 2010 White Population Projection III. D iscussion The recent reinvestment in the Bronzeville community of Chicago fits the Revanchist City model outlined in the beginning of this paper. The city of Chicago historically disinvested in Bronzeville by concentrating the largest public housing complexes in the community to confine inner city low-income, working poor, and indigent Black populations. Investments on the east side of Douglas in the 1950s and 60s were consistent with the City’s reclaiming of areas contiguous to downtown from those population groups stigmatized or stereotyped as a threat by private and public city, local, state, and federal institutions and businesses. The contemporary reclaiming of Bronzeville by middle and White ruling class elites is evident in the Hope VI plan (see Figure 12 below). Bronzeville Black Population Projection 2000-2010 R 2 = 0.9835 84.0000% 86.0000% 88.0000% 90.0000% 92.0000% 94.0000% 96.0000% 98.0000% 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Year Percent Bronzeville White Population Projection: 2000-2010 R 2 = 1 0.0000% 2.0000% 4.0000% 6.0000% 8.0000% 10.0000% 12.0000% 14.0000% 16.0000% 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Year Percent