Dempsey Travis

CTL-E-0119 · Person · writer · 1950s–1990s

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Bronzeville real estate developer and historian; author of Black Chicago histories.

The record

Also known as: Dempsey J. Travis

Relationships

Bronzeville — associated with
Travis was a Bronzeville real estate developer and historian of the neighborhood.

Referenced by

DuSable High School — has alumnus → this record

Sources

DuSable Museum of African American History archives (primary source)
Chicago Tribune retrospective coverage

Record CTL-E-0119 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BCI-001, BVM-005, ECON-001.
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