Harold Washington

CTL-E-0074 · Person · politician · 1970s–1980s

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First Black mayor of Chicago.

The record

Also known as: Harold Lee Washington

Relationships

Hyde Park — associated with
During his tenure as mayor, Harold Washington lived at the Hampton House apartments, 5300 S. Shore Drive, in the Hyde Park neighborhood.

Referenced by

Dorothy Tillman — related to → this record
DuSable High School — has alumnus → this record
Lu Palmer — related to → this record
Toni Preckwinkle — related to → this record

Sources

Chicago History Museum - Harold Washington archives (primary source)
Encyclopedia of Chicago (Chicago History Museum)

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Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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