Boarded Up Chicago

“It must be within the Library of Congress and everyplace else”
-Perri Small, WVON Radio Chicago

“Boarded Up Chicago is 218 pages of vibrant charming art work”
-Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chicago Suntimes

NBC 5 Chicago 2020 Making A Distinction Award Winners
-Chris and Zachary Slaughter: Boarded Up Chicago

“218 pages of Incredible Pictures”
– WFLD Fox 32 Chicago Morning Present

Boarded Up Chicago has been featured on the next Media Retailers:
Chicago Suntimes, Chicago Father or mother Journal, Residents Newspaper Group, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, Block Membership Chicago, Reel City Information, We Nonetheless Train- Sponsored by the Chicago Lecturers Union, WKKC Radio Chicago, WVON Radio Chicago, WTTW 11 Chicago Black Voices Inaugural Season, Fox 32 Chicago Morning Present, and NBC 5 Chicago Night Information.

Opinions:

“This is a vital Historic Doc”
– Thomas E. S. Miller, Amazon Purchaser

“One for the Historical past Books”
– Amazon Buyer

“A Document of our Time. Speechless. I knew this was going to be a particular render, however I didn’t fathom how visually spectacular this could be. I didn’t fathom how emotionally spectacular this could be. I didn’t fathom how viscerally spectacular this could be. Effectively Carried out.”
-Juliet Dervin, Amazon Purchaser

“If you happen to haven’t purchased the guide but. I encourage you to get your copy ASAP!…I’m so impressed how a dad, taking the time to spend together with his son and assist his son course of the traumatic expertise that affected all of us, and turned out into a tremendous challenge. Thanks Chris and Zachary Slaughter for a tremendous guide that speaks up for all of us! It’s timeless, it’s a part of our historical past and it exemplifies the wonder that got here out of chaos.”
-Cheryl Younger, FB

Introduction:

Through the first half of 2020, People endured the COVID_19 Disaster, quarantine, huge lack of lives and historic unemployment. Then the loss of life of George Floyd, yet one more unarmed black man, useless by the hands of police grew to become an excessive amount of for the residents to bear. The folks rioted throughout the nation, property was looted and destroyed. Quickly retailer house owners would board up their looted or susceptible companies. Afterward, the native artist used these clean picket boards as canvases to precise themselves. This guide with over 200 coloration images, particularly organized to inform our collective story, resulted. Welcome to…Boarded Up Chicago.