a man riding on the back of a motorcycle

Jun. 1973: Checking out a motorcycle, Chicago (John H. White / Documerica) - Black residents of Chicago's West Side check out a motorcycle. The city's West Side did not quickly recover from the riots and fires of the mid and late 1960s. According to the 1970 census, some 22-29% of the area's residents were below the official poverty line. A black businessman's group, with federal help, had signed agreements with several nationwide franchises that pumped $20 million in jobs into the community.