- [Narrator] The
heat wave in Chicago.
One of the deadliest
heat waves in US history.
- [Woman] It looked
like a war zone.
- [Narrator] This was a
tragedy that should've
seared itself into the mind
and memory of every American.
But it didn't.
- [Man] Racism and poverty
determined who would live
and die during the heat wave.
- Not really about the heat.
It's about a lack of
compassion on a lot of parts.
- The real story is why
were people in these
neighborhoods dying?
- [Announcer] Cooked,
Survival by Zip Code.
Part of Independent Lens on PBS.
