Evanston Roots: A Black Story
Were you raised in a historically Black neighborhood that has gone through gentrification? Anti-Racist Art Festival, and Every Single Person Committed to Anti-Racism's Impactful Encounters would like to ask our Black family to collaborate on this new community truth-telling art piece that will focus on sharing our stories of our Black neighborhoods. Our stories will be transformed into a virtual art installation to illustrate roots. Once it is safe to do so, this storytelling series will become a live art piece.

Please fill out and share this form with other Black folks that grew up in Black neighborhoods that have been ravished by gentrification.

*answer the questions to best of your knowledge. adding "unsure" or N/A (not applicable) is acceptable*

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First and last name (maiden name as well) *
What year were you born? *
What city or town did/do you live in ? *
What was your neighborhood called? *
What year did your family move there? *
Where did your family move here from? *
Why did your family move there? *
How many generations of your family have lived there? *
What school(s) did you attend in? *
Who was your favorite teacher in? *
What is your favorite neighborhood memory, and how old were you? *
Who were your best friends growing up? *
Where was your favorite place to be in your neighborhood and why? *
Did you move away of from your neighborhood? Why or why not? *
If you left your neighborhood, what year did you leave? Did you ever move back?  Why or why not? *
What do you remember about your historically Black neighborhood? *
If your grandparents were also from you neighborhoods, What were their full names (maiden names), what year were they born, and what school(s) did they go to? For example: my grandfather John Doe was born in 1935, he went to Foster School, Haven, and Evanston Township High School (ETHS). *
Can you recall a neighborhood story from your Grandparent(s)? If yes, please share their name and their story. *
Do you still have family in that historically Black neighborhood? *
What was it like to be Black in Evanston? *
Change the names in my story, I wish to have my story shared anonymously. *
Closing remarks *
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