Delan Ellington is a graduating senior of at the University of Missouri Columbia flagship campus graduating December 2016. He majored in the Public History and Anthropology obtaining a minor in the Political Science. This digital exhibit is being done in as his senior public history project for the class History/Black Studies 4235 The Wire, Urban Inequality, and the “Crisis” of the American City taught by assistant professor Dr. Keona Ervin. Delan has been a 2015-2016 McNair Scholar for, The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program completing research entitled "Intersectional Consciousness: The Cultural effects of the Black Church Black LGBTQ Individuals". A 2016 Kinder Scholar through the Kinder Institute for Constitutional Democracy he has interned with the American Indian Liaison Office of the National Park Service.
About the Creator
This site is for educational purposes only for a grade and as a continued resources for the urban crisis in Chicago. I make no claim that I created any image, chart, graph, or map used throughout the multiple areas of the exhibit. The labeling and the layout are mine. I attempted to cite and source everything to the best of my abilities but if there is any copyright infringement or illegal use of anything please feel free to contact me in the contact section.