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The Economic Club of Chicago

CTL-E-1779 · Organization · civic · 1927-contemporary

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Chicago civic organization. Mellody Hobson became the first African-American woman to head it in 2017.

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RELP44 supporting entity for CTL-E-1470.

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Only Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941
Only Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941Photo: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, collector, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Policeman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Policeman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
The Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters
The Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquartersPhoto: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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