South Side Irish parade / St. Patrick's Day — Black Chicago

CTL-E-2593 · Event · parade · 1979–present

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The South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade (founded 1979, Western Avenue 103rd–115th) and its intersections with Black Chicago: route, leadership, Black-owned businesses, and civic honors.

The record

• Also known as: South Side Irish Parade, South Side St. Patrick's Day Parade

Relationships

• Barack Obama — related to
  In 2009 President Barack Obama encouraged Taoiseach Brian Cowen to visit the South Side Irish Parade, calling it 'one of the great events in America.'
• Bud Billiken Parade — related to
  The South Side Irish Parade and the Bud Billiken Parade are sibling South Side community-parade traditions, each anchoring its neighborhood's annual calendar.
• City of Chicago — held at
  The South Side Irish Parade steps off at 103rd and Western Avenue and marches to 115th Street through Beverly and Morgan Park, Chicago.

Referenced by

• South Side community festivals (overview) — related to → this record

Sources

• MHS Media — No one Does St. Patrick's Day like The South Side
• saintpatricksdayparade.com — SouthSide Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade history (primary source)
• City Cast Chicago — Why Chicagoans Flock to Beverly for St. Patrick's Day
• Google Books — Chicago's South Side Irish Parade (Bridget Houlihan Kennedy, 2010)

Record CTL-E-2593 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 4 sources (1 primary) · 4 mapped relationships · CTL research: RELP-001.
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