CULTURETECHLENSLula Mae Watson-Williams
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Combined Graph record U-01949 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0506. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Two City Clerk ordinance documents: (1) the original designation ordinance (sponsor Stephanie D. Coleman, Alderman, 16th Ward; passed November 15, 2023) standardizing S. Ashland St. between 57th St. and 58th St. as Honorary 'Mother Lula Mae Watson-Williams Way'; (2) the amendment ordinance of May 22, 2024 (https://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/matterattachmentspublic/eafd0cc5-0e06-44f0-bf4b-3d2f60fad808.pdf) renaming the sign 'Lula Mae Williams Way'. The ordinance's spelling 'Mae' supersedes the catalog's 'May' form carried in the prior stamp. Segment and year 2023 confirmed. Upgraded 2026-10-17 from STRONG EVIDENCE (Honorary Chicago catalog: http://www.honorarychicago.com/blog/tag/Black) under CTL-MTH-001/002/003 on the strength of the designation and amendment ordinance texts themselves (fetched in full 2026-10-17).
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Two City Clerk ordinance documents: (1) the original designation ordinance (sponsor Stephanie D. Coleman, Alderman, 16th Ward; passed November 15, 2023) standardizing S. Ashland St. between 57th St. and 58th St. as Honorary 'Mother Lula Mae Watson-Williams Way'; (2) the amendment ordinance of May 22, 2024 (https://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/matterattachmentspublic/eafd0cc5-0e06-44f0-bf4b-3d2f60fad808.pdf) renaming the sign 'Lula Mae Williams Way'. The ordinance's spelling 'Mae' supersedes the catalog's 'May' form carried in the prior stamp. Segment and year 2023 confirmed.
Relationships
- Chicago Honorary Street Signs — appears on
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Sources
- https://proxy.councilmatic.org/?url=https://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/matterattachmentspublic/947155a1-a3c7-4f67-9ffd-c7ed08120e25.pdf (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
Two City Clerk ordinance documents: (1) the original designation ordinance (sponsor Stephanie D. Coleman, Alderman, 16th Ward; passed November 15, 2023) standardizing S. Ashland St. between 57th St. and 58th St. as Honorary 'Mother Lula Mae Watson-Williams Way'; (2) the amendment ordinance of May 22, 2024 (https://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/matterattachmentspublic/eafd0cc5-0e06-44f0-bf4b-3d2f60fad808.pdf) renaming the sign 'Lula Mae Williams Way'. The ordinance's spelling 'Mae' supersedes the catalog's 'May' form carried in the prior stamp. Segment and year 2023 confirmed. Upgraded 2026-10-17 from STRONG EVIDENCE (Honorary Chicago catalog: http://www.honorarychicago.com/blog/tag/Black) under CTL-MTH-001/002/003 on the strength of the designation and amendment ordinance texts themselves (fetched in full 2026-10-17).
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