Harold Lucas

CTL-E-3239 · Person · activist · 1942–2022

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Bronzeville historian, preservationist, and community organizer; founder of the Black Metropolis Convention Visitor Center (1996) and president of the Black Metropolis Convention and Tourism Council.

The record

Also known as: Harold Lucas Jr.

Relationships

Black Metropolis Convention and Tourism Council — member of organization
Harold Lucas founded the Council's Visitor Center in 1996 and led the Council as its president.
Mid-South Planning and Development Commission — founded
Harold Lucas Jr. was among the Bronzeville community leaders who formed the Mid-South Planning and Development Commission in the early 1990s.

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Black Metropolis Convention and Tourism Council — led by → this record
Mid-South Planning and Development Commission — founded by → this record

Sources

The Windy City Word - Bronzeville historian Harold Lucas to be honored with plaque
WAMC/NPR - How the 'Black Metropolis' made a comeback

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