Bronzeville neighborhood (portion)

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The Bronzeville neighborhood is a historic South Side Chicago community renowned as a center of African American culture, business, and arts, especially during the Great Migration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American cultural center
historic district
neighborhood
alsoKnownAs Black Metropolis
Chicago’s Black Metropolis
associatedWith Black Metropolis National Heritage Area (proposed/recognized heritage area context)
linked to: Black Metropolis

Chicago Defender newspaper
linked to: Chicago Defender

Great Migration-era Black churches
city Chicago
contains Bronzeville Walk of Fame (Bronzeville Walk of Fame medallions on King Drive)
Chicago Defender Building
Illinois Institute of Technology vicinity
Overton Hygienic Building
Supreme Life Building
Victory Monument
Wabash Avenue YMCA
linked to: Chicago YMCA

historic Black Metropolis commercial district on South State Street
country United States
culturalInfluenceOn African American literature
African American visual arts
Chicago blues
Chicago jazz
demographic predominantly African American
governedBy City of Chicago
hasHeritageDesignation Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District Chicago Landmark
linked to: Bronzeville
hasOngoingProcess historic preservation and revitalization efforts
hasStreetBoundary roughly between 26th Street and 51st Street
roughly between Cottage Grove Avenue and the Dan Ryan Expressway
hasTypeOfDevelopment mixed residential and commercial
historicalRole center of Black political organizing in Chicago
hub for Black entrepreneurship in early 20th century Chicago
major destination for African Americans leaving the U.S. South
knownFor African American arts
African American business
African American culture
Black-owned banks and insurance companies
Black-owned newspapers
jazz and blues music scene
role in the Great Migration
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
South Side, Chicago
United States
partOf Douglas community area
Grand Boulevard community area
Near South Side community area
significantPeriod Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance era
linked to: Harlem Renaissance
state Illinois
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Grand Boulevard, Chicago contains Bronzeville neighborhood (portion)