Bronzeville Walk of Fame

CTL-E-0875 · Institution · other · date unverified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Outdoor memorial on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (25th to 35th Streets): bronze diamond-shaped plaques embedded in sidewalks, medians, and crosswalks honoring prominent Bronzeville residents and Black Chicagoans.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from BVM-005, BCI-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BCI-001:d-walk-of-fame, CTL-DR-BVM-005:memorial-walk-of-fame; source research type(s): institution, place.

Sources

UrbanMatter; Girl Scouts GCNWI Bronzeville walk guide; Mississippi River Country
travelerlifes.com; leonardobonomo.it (travel blog); Wikipedia 'Geraldine McCullough'
Girl Scouts GCNWI guide; IIT Bronzeville History Booklet (2024)

Record CTL-E-0875 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 3 sources · CTL research: BVM-005, BCI-001.
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