In late September, the Glencoe Historical Society removed the name of former resident Sherman Booth from the title of Booth Cottage, a historical Frank Lloyd Wright-designed cottage in the Ravine Bluffs neighborhood. While assembling an exhibit on the history of Blacks in Glencoe, the Society uncovered extensive records of actions Booth took to push Black residents out of their homes in the early 20th century. In light of this new information, we decided to take a look at the factors that define the racial makeup of the North Shore today. Living in and interacting with the North Shore induces a simple observation: it’s not very diverse. The population of Glencoe, for example, is 92.2% white. The next two largest racial groups are Asians, comprising 2.2%, and Blacks, comprising 2.1%. That trend is consistent through the rest of New Trier Township; Winnetka, Kenilworth, and Wilmette are 90.7%, 84.2%, and 80.1% white, respectively, per the 2020 census. For comparison, Blacks constitute 1...