Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic

CTL-E-1276 · Institution · other · 1929–2026

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Annual August parade and picnic on Chicago's South Side, founded 1929, billed as the largest African American parade in the United States. A back-to-school celebration for Black youth with floats, marching bands, drill teams, and a picnic in Washington Park.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from LIFE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-LIFE-001:CTL-LIFE-E-006; source research type(s): institution.

Sources

Multiple secondary sources
Secondary sources
Wikipedia, "Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic"; CTU/Chicago Tribune
Choose Chicago, "Bud Billiken Parade 2026"; Wikipedia
Particle News (2026-08); V103 iHeart (2026-08-08)
Internal contradiction flagged by red team

Record CTL-E-1276 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 6 sources · CTL research: LIFE-001.
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