A class in radio for youngsters at Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

A childrens' rhythm band in a music class, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

Children playing a game in a music class, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

A meeting of the Cub Scouts in the community center, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

An apartment in the Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

The Carr family in their living room, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

In the kitchen of the Carr home, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

Jelna Carr and her father listen to the 6:45 news broadcast, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

Jelna and her sister Grace both play the piano, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

Ralph and Grace Carr, Jelna's brother and sister..

Jelna likes sciences, is going to be a doctor. For Christmas her parents bought her this chemistry set. Ida B. Wells

Housing Project, 1942.

Mrs. Ella Patterson, the oldest resident at the Ida B. Wells Housing Project, Chicago, Illinois, and her grandson, 1942.

Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003.

Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003.

Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003.

Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003.

Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003.

Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003.

Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003.