On the periphery of Mr. Berrys ghetto. the quiet middle class neighborhoods and parks that once were the domain of the early European immigrant. Generations of Germans and Italians. Poles. and Jews. lived in these neighborhoods. each group with its own customs and then the inevitable explosion. The Negroes. hemmed in. resentful. demanded living room. and living includes recreation. This summer. at Grand Crossing in South Chicago. living room meant a previously all white swimming pool. The whites. hostile to change. instinctively fearful of the loss of status. reacted sharply. The Negroes. insisting on change. returned each day. At times. stalemate. an empty silence. the broken glass on the bottom. mute evidence of the conflict.
Identified stereotypes
Whites are instinctively fearful of the loss of status.