# Beryl Satter

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American historian

Beryl Satter Born (1959-01-14) January 14, 1959 (age 67) Alma mater Yale University

**Beryl Satter** (born January 14, 1959) is an American historian and a professor of history at [Rutgers University](/source/Rutgers_University).[1]

## Life

Satter was born on January 14, 1959, as the daughter of [civil rights](/source/Civil_rights) lawyer Mark J. Satter, who fought for black families suffering under the ruthless and oftentimes racist conditions that pervaded [Chicago](/source/Chicago)'s real estate market.[2] In 1965, her father died of [heart failure](/source/Heart_failure) when she was just six years old.[2]

## Career

Satter graduated from [Yale University](/source/Yale_University) in 1992.[1] She is currently a professor of history at [Rutgers University](/source/Rutgers_University).[1]

The books she has authored focus mostly on the history of the city of Chicago.[3] In particular, they have examined the history of race relations in Chicago, including their connection with the local real estate market, which at times was among the most segregated in the nation.[4][5] Her work served as the basis for [Ta-Nehisi Coates](/source/Ta-Nehisi_Coates)'s award-winning 2014 article "[The Case for Reparations](/source/The_Case_for_Reparations)".[1]

## Distinctions

Satter became a [Guggenheim Fellow](/source/Guggenheim_Fellow) in 2015.[6]

## Bibliography

Some of her books are:[7]

- *Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America*

- *Each Mind a Kingdom: American Women, Sexual Purity, and the New Thought Movement, 1875-1920*

## Awards

- 2009: [National Jewish Book Award](/source/National_Jewish_Book_Award) in the History category for *Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America*[8]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rupage_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rupage_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-rupage_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-rupage_1-3) ["Profile: Beryl Satter"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170916182506/https://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/beryl-satter). Archived from [the original](https://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/beryl-satter) on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nyt_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nyt_2-1) Garner, Dwight (17 March 2009). ["In Chicago, Real Estate and Race as a Volatile Mix"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/books/18garn.html). *The New York Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Family Properties | Beryl Satter | Macmillan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170540/http://us.macmillan.com/familyproperties/berylsatter/9780805091427). *us.macmillan.com*. Archived from [the original](http://us.macmillan.com/familyproperties/berylsatter/9780805091427) on 2017-01-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Ghetto is Public Policy"](https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/03/the-ghetto-is-public-policy/274147/). 19 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Who Benefits from Urban Poverty?"](https://www.compactmag.com/article/who-benefits-from-urban-poverty/). *Compact*. 2026-05-12. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Beryl Satter"](http://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/beryl-satter/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Beryl Satter"](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/424709.Beryl_Satter).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Past Winners"](https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-awards/past-winners?category=30756). *Jewish Book Council*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200316041325/https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-awards/past-winners?category=30756) from the original on 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

## External links

- [Official website](http://us.macmillan.com/author/berylsatter/)

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