Chicago Blues Festival | Chicago, IL
Now looka here…I did not say I was a millionaire…But I said I have spent more money than a millionaire! Cause if I had’ve kept all my money that I’d already spent, I would’ve been a millionaire a looong time ago… Howlin’ Wolf – “Goin’ Down Slow” The Chicago Blues Festival is an annual event [...]
Army & Lou’s Restaurant | Chicago, IL
One of the oldest black-owned restaurants in the Midwest, Army & Lou’s Restaurant has been a Chicago institution for decades. Since 1945, this establishment as maintained quality service, food, and its original award-winning recipes. Old school dining ambiance with real tablecloths and very simple decor. Sit in some of the same booths Dr. King, Jesse [...]
Victory Monument | Chicago, IL
Located in Chicago’s Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District, the Victory Monument was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I. The monument features 4 bronze panels and a sculpture of a soldier atop that was added in 1936. Dedicated on Armistice Day [...]
Love at First Site: Bronzeville Online
Bronzeville Online is one of the most comprehensive sites dedicated to the historic Bronzeville community (the “Black Metropolis”), the birthplace of Chicago’s version of the Harlem Renaissance and home to many famous African-Americans, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Richard Wright, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Coleman, Ida B Wells, Andrew Foster, and many more.
Monument to the Great Northern Migration | Chicago, IL
Located just past the entrance of the “Gateway to Bronzeville, on the circular median on King Drive and 26th Place, ” the fifteen foot tall statue named “The Monument to the Great Northern Migration” represents the 6,000,000 African American men, women and children that migrated to the south side of Chicago in the 1920′s, 30′s and [...]
