jul 1, 1953 - Economic recession
Description:
-The neighborhood Near West Side was made up of 28,000 spanish-speaking people-20,000 Puerto Ricans lived in Chicago
-With the end of the Korean War, the country went into an economic recession
- Not many jobs for Mexicans and Puerto Ricans as industrial jobs were at an all time low
Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 1, 1953
Now
~ 72 years ago