South Shore

South Shore is a mostly middle-class African American community, with commercial strips on 71st and 75th streets and a shopping plaza at 71st and Jeffrey. Once a largely white community, South Shore attempted an unsuccessful program called “managed integration” to achieve racial balance. Although the community suffered some economic decline as it became more African-American, this was mainly due to redlining; South Shore remains a choice destination on  Chicago's South Side.

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Properties NSP has acquired (or are under contract) for rehabilitation in South Shore.

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The historic South Shore Cultural Center became part of the Chicago Park District when it bought the South Shore Country Club in 1975. With a great beach, golf course and reception space, it is a valued cultural asset on the South Side. It's also where President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were married.

Jackson Park is a 500-acre recreational area that hosted the 1893 Columbian Exposition. It extends into both South Shore and Hyde Park, bordering Lake Michigan and several other South Side neighborhoods.

Third World Press, founded by poet, essayist and activist Haki Madhubuti, provides quality literature that primarily focuses on issues, themes, and critique related to an African American public.

The Nation of Islam, founded in Detroit in the 1930s, is headquartered in South Shore.