Bronzeville

CTL-E-0205 · Neighborhood · 1910s–present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Historic South Side district, once called the Black Belt, that became the center of African-American culture in Chicago.

The record

• Also known as: Black Belt, Black Metropolis

Referenced by

• Binga State Bank — located in → this record
• Chicago Bee Building — located in → this record
• Club DeLisa — located in → this record
• Dempsey Travis — associated with → this record
• Douglass National Bank — located in → this record
• Dr. Margaret Burroughs — associated with → this record
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School — located in → this record
• Dr. Timuel Black — associated with → this record
• Dunbar Vocational Career Academy — located in → this record
• DuSable High School — located in → this record
• Eighth Regiment Armory — located in → this record
• Gerri's Palm Tavern — located in → this record
• Grand Terrace Cafe — located in → this record
• Gwendolyn Brooks — associated with → this record
• Ida B. Wells — associated with → this record
• Liberty Baptist Church — located in → this record
• Nat King Cole — associated with → this record
• Olivet Baptist Church — located in → this record
• Overton Hygienic Manufacturing Company — located in → this record
• Parkway Ballroom — located in → this record
• Pilgrim Baptist Church — located in → this record
• Quinn Chapel AME Church — located in → this record
• Rainbow PUSH Coalition — located in → this record
• Regal Theater — located in → this record
• Rhumboogie Cafe — located in → this record
• Richard Wright — associated with → this record
• Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ — located in → this record
• Sam Cooke — associated with → this record
• Savoy Ballroom — located in → this record
• South Side Community Art Center — located in → this record
• Theresa's Lounge — located in → this record
• Victory Monument — located in → this record
• Wabash Avenue YMCA — located in → this record
• Wendell Phillips Academy High School — located in → this record

Sources

• Encyclopedia of Chicago: Bronzeville
• City of Chicago: Chicago Black Renaissance Literary Movement Report (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0205 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: PLACE-001.
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