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Title:

Bronzeville by address : Vincennes Ave. through Wabash Ave. (Folder 523)

Identifier:

JPCC_01_0052_0523

Permalink:

https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d30c4sq3g

Notes:

Bronzeville is an historically significant area of the city of Chicago. Geographically, the Second and Third Wards were bounded by 22nd Street on the north and 51st Street on the south and Cottage Grove on the east and the Rock Island Railroad on the west. Many citizens of color resented having their neighborhoods referred to as the "Black Belt" or "Black Ghetto" by the major media. The Chicago Bee, suggested that they use his coined word Bronzeville to identify the community, since it more accurately described the skin tone of most of its inhabitants. The James S. Parker Collection contains a remarkable collection of structures that were demolished in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.

Rights:

Copyright not evaluated

Access:

Public access

Photographer:

Copelin Commercial Photographers

Form:

Photographs

Medium:

negatives (photographs)

Color:

Black and white

Extent:

8 x 10 in.

Collection Information

Collection:

James S. Parker Collection

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Series:

Series III: Bronzeville

Box:

52.0

Folder:

523.0

Repository:

University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)

Repository Collection Type:

Manuscript Collections

Repository Location:

Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements:

This project was funded through a generous grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.