Monday, February 1, 2010

Bronzeville

Chicago Bronzeville has agreat wonderful history and beganning in 1779 with imagration of Afriacan American  resident of Chicago .so, in that times many slaves began to move to north to  find a job .Bronzeville is the area for the African American established bussinues and thrived.Also, it was ahome for several black newspapaer and business establishments.however, Bronzeville has been home to many famous residents such as ,The first African American female pilot Bessie Coleman and Civil rights activist Ida B.Wells and etc.This statue named Monument to the Great Northern Migration designed by Alison Saar and dedicated in 1996.It is located on Martin Luther King.




This a picture of Bessie Coleman that he had moved to chicago in 1918.
and became a "flyer" after hearing her bothers stories WWI and French women earning a living by flying planes.
This  a picture of Ida B. Wells was an author, cicil rights worker, and journalist who lived in the Bronzeville area from 1892 until her death in 1931. she gave her voice for women right ,  the right of african american and the fight aganist the practice of lynching.
if you need to know more information about Bronzeville visit this website Bronzeville

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