Bud Billiken Parade

CTL-E-1411 · Event · 1929-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

The Bud Billiken Parade, founded by Chicago Defender publisher Robert S. Abbott in 1929 as a celebration of Black youth and education, grew into the recurring annual parade through Bronzeville — a series-level record distinct from the inaugural parade of August 11, 1929 (CTL-E-0244). Minted 2026-10-03 on founder approval of the adjudication's both-nodes recommendation (pair 56).

The record

Also known as: Bud Billiken Day Parade

Notes

Series node minted 2026-10-03 (William approved both nodes). Candidate 'Bud Billiken Parade (music dimensions)' folded here. Music-dimension claims from the candidate record belong to this series node, not the inaugural event node.

Relationships

First Bud Billiken Parade — related to
The Bud Billiken Parade series (CTL-E-1411) begins with the inaugural First Bud Billiken Parade of August 11, 1929 (CTL-E-0244); series-level and inaugural records are kept as distinct nodes per founder approval 2026-10-03.

Sources

28 Days of Black History: Bud Billiken Parade
MDSOAR: Bud Billiken Parade study (1929–2000)

Record CTL-E-1411 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 2 sources · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: PLACE-001, MUSIC-001.
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