Cooked: Survival By Zip Code -
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Learn the story of a heat wave that overtook Chicago in July 1995, killing 739 residents, most of them poor, elderly and African American. The heat wave revealed a long-term crisis of poverty, racism, and economic and social isolation in the city.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 2109

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