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The Great Migration: How a Chicago newspaper helped shape the nation
CHICAGO — There’s a sense of pride for ... what would come to be known as The Great Migration started with great journalism. “Publishing was a fraught enterprise for African Americans ...
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New PBS Documentary Tells the Story of Black Migration
80 during that first wave of the great migration from 1910, to 1940, the Chicago Defender newspaper. It dubbed the City the promised Land. Yes. What was it about the Chicago that attracted so many ...
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Sharecropper Migration
From 1920 to 1930, the African American population exploded in Chicago, increasing from 109,458 to 233,903 residents in just a decade. The Great Migration of people was accompanied by a musical ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle10d
‘A Raisin in the Sun’ comes home to the South Side at UChicago’s Court Theatre
Senior Artistic Producer Gabrielle Randle-Bent talks directing the famed play and the 'magic of the South Side' ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana1d
Photo exhibit examines Black migration
Shore|Lines exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in downtown Chicago looks at Black migration from the Gulf ...
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Working Together: How members of the Black Press and Black labor movement changed the world
Discover the collaboration between Black press and the Black labor union movement in this insightful chapter from Dr. Frances 'Toni' Draper's book.
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Lansing scholar to present ‘The Chicago Black Renaissance’ historical program
The Lansing Historical Society celebrate Black History Month with a special program about the Chicago Black Renaissance on ...
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WGN People to People - The Great Migration: How a Chicago newspaper helped shape the nation
February 3, 2023 - Micah Materre looks back at the history of The Great Migration, which brought ... Department has filed a lawsuit against Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois over ...