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April 25, 2013
East St. Louis Illinois is promoted, by their Mayer in his website address, as a “great place to live, to work, to do business, and to raise a family” (2011:245). This statement seems contradictory to the statistics showing that population has declined by one third since 1950 while unemployment is estimated at over 50% (2011:245). This paper will examine the historical and current neighborhoods, job opportunities, and family structures of East St. Louis by using the theories…
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