https://culturetechlens.com/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-47th-dress-shop-1941.jpgInside a dress shop on 47th Street, Chicago's Black business corridor, Chicago, 1941 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/warehouse-building-206-s-jefferson-2024-10-05.jpgThe Warehouse, 206 S. Jefferson Street, Chicago — the landmarked building as it stands on dedication day, October 5, 2024 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-midwife-call-1941.jpgA Black midwife walks a dirt road near Siloam, Greene County, Georgia, carrying her kit on her way to a call, November 1941 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-where-the-negro-and-white-sections-on-the-so-3596.jpgWhere the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-crowd-1941.jpgDaytime crowd outside the Regal Theater and Savoy Ballroom, 47th Street, Chicago, April 1941 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/quinn-chapel-ame.jpgQuinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/abraham-lincoln-centre.jpgAbraham Lincoln Centre, Oakwood Boulevard and Langley Avenue, Chicago, 1913 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells, portrait from Women of Distinction (1893) https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/muddy-waters-1976.jpgMuddy Waters performing, 1976 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-midwife-call-1941.jpgA Florida midwife leaving on a call, Tallahassee, 1941 — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–3627 S. State St., Chicago — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/daniel-hale-williams.jpgDr. Daniel Hale Williams, portrait, ca. 1900 — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-night-1941.jpgThe Regal Theater marquee lit at night, 47th Street, Chicago, April 1941 — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/quinn-chapel-ame.jpgQuinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLenshttps://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-insurance-workers-1941.jpgEmployees of a Black-owned insurance company, Chicago, April 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/a-field-guide-to-tasting-the-expo-with-a-cultural-lens/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-shoeshine-47th-street-chicago-s-main-negro-b-9486.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/annual-report/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/black-cultural-intelligence/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/colors/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-where-the-negro-and-white-sections-on-the-so-3596.jpgWhere the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/corrections/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/eighth-regiment-armory.jpgEntrance of the Eighth Regiment Armory, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/founder/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/glossary/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/about/verification/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-apartment-houses-and-funeral-parlor-in-negro-8885.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-1941.jpgChildren at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-asleep-1941.jpgChildren asleep in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/accessibility/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-where-the-negro-and-white-sections-on-the-so-3596.jpgWhere the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/archive/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-band-at-the-savoy-ballroom-chicago-illin-8995.jpgThe band at the Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, 1941 https://culturetechlens.com/archive/the-boondocks/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/boondocks-logotype.jpgThe Boondocks logotype — the series' title treatment — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/aaron-mcgruder.jpgAaron McGruder, creator of The Boondocks, at the Hackers on Planet Earth conference, July 13, 2002 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regina-king.jpgRegina King at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards luncheon, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, May 20, 2013 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/john-witherspoon.jpgJohn Witherspoon, the voice of Robert “Granddad” Freeman, photographed in 2019 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gary-anthony-williams.jpgGary Anthony Williams, the voice of Uncle Ruckus, at GalaxyCon, December 2, 2023 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/cedric-yarbrough.jpgCedric Yarbrough, the voice of Tom DuBois, at GalaxyCon Richmond, March 28, 2025 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/boondocks-card-cover.pngThe Boondocks — cover card of the CultureTechLens visual record set (typographic record card, no series artwork) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/boondocks-card-huey.pngCultureTechLens record card: Huey Freeman (graph record CTL-W-1225, VERIFIED) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/boondocks-card-riley.pngCultureTechLens record card: Riley Freeman (graph record CTL-W-1226, VERIFIED) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/boondocks-card-granddad.pngCultureTechLens record card: Robert “Granddad” Freeman (graph record CTL-W-1227, VERIFIED) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/boondocks-card-ruckus.pngCultureTechLens record card: Uncle Ruckus (graph record CTL-W-1228, STRONG EVIDENCE) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/boondocks-card-timeline.pngCultureTechLens record card: The Boondocks timeline, from the 1996 strip launch to the graph record — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-booth-in-negro-tavern-chicago-illinois-8771.jpgIn a booth at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/phyllis-diller.jpgPhyllis Diller, photographed in Reno, Nevada, October 2014 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-where-the-negro-and-white-sections-on-the-so-3596.jpgWhere the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/300-names/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/liberation-bookstore-signage.jpgThe original Liberation Bookstore signage, Harlem — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-booth-in-negro-tavern-chicago-illinois-8771.jpgIn a booth at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/300-names/young-readers/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/liberation-bookstore-signage.jpgThe original Liberation Book Store signage, Harlem — Black cultural archive, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-having-fun-at-rollerskating-rink-of-savoy-ba-8790.jpgHaving fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/auditing-ourselves/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/auditing-ourselves/young-readers/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — Black cultural archive, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/citation-layer/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-chicago-defender-linotype-operator-1941.jpgLinotype operator setting type at the Chicago Defender, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-interior.jpgRosenwald school classroom, Cassville, Georgia — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/citation-layer/young-readers/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-chicago-defender-linotype-operator-1941.jpgLinotype operator setting type at the Chicago Defender, Chicago, 1941 — Black cultural archive, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/ctl-100/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/kamala-harris-vp-portrait.jpgKamala Harris, official Vice Presidential portrait (2021) — Black cultural data, the CTL 100, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/mlk-jr-portrait-1964.jpgDr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a press conference, March 26, 1964 — Black cultural archive, the CTL 100, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/frederick-douglass-portrait.jpgFrederick Douglass, portrait photograph c. 1895 — Black cultural archive, the CTL 100, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/web-du-bois-portrait.jpgW. E. B. Du Bois, 1907 — Black cultural data, the CTL 100, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/eighth-regiment-armory.jpgEntrance of the Eighth Regiment Armory, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/ctl-100/young-readers/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — Black cultural archive, CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/funny-business-women-standup/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/monique.jpgMo'Nique on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards, Hollywood, March 7, 2010 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/phyllis-diller.jpgPhyllis Diller in 2014. Photo by Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/black-barbershop-1920.jpgAfrican-American barbershop, Aberdeen, Miss., c.1920 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/marcus-freeman-at-notre-dame/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rickwood-field.jpgRickwood Field, Birmingham — historic Negro leagues ballpark — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-crowd-1941.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-movies-are-popular-in-the-negro-section-of-c-9007.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/articles/peoples-100/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-crowd-outside-of-fashionable-negro-church-af-9519.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0173/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-booth-in-negro-tavern-chicago-illinois-8771.jpgIn a booth at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0174-u-02830/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0174/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-having-fun-at-rollerskating-rink-of-savoy-ba-8790.jpgHaving fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-instructors-in-roller-skating-at-savoy-ballr-8748.jpgInstructors in roller skating at Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0175-u-02831/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-apartment-houses-and-funeral-parlor-in-negro-8885.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-1941.jpgChildren at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0175/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-a-black-guitarist-performs-at-the-lake-meado.jpgA black guitarist performs at the lake meado, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-the-movies-ar-9026.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-crowd-1941.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0176-u-02832/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/muddy-waters-1976.jpgMuddy Waters performing, 1976 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0177-u-02833/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0177/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0178-u-02834/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0178/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-biscuits-1941.jpgChildren at a meal, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-playing-in-vacant-lot-in-negro-sect-9087.jpgChildren playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0179-u-02835/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0184/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0186-u-02842/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0186/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0187-u-02843/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0187/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0188-u-02844/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. 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(IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0600/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0601/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0602/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0603/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-palm-tavern-bar-1941.jpgSaturday crowd at the Palm Tavern bar, 47th Street, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-roller-skating-at-the-savoy-ballroom-on-satu-8742.jpgRoller skating at the Savoy Ballroom on Saturday night. 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Southside of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-grocery-store-black-belt-chicago-illin-9437.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1311/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-where-the-negro-and-white-sections-on-the-so-3596.jpgWhere the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1312/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1313/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-having-fun-at-rollerskating-rink-of-savoy-ba-8790.jpgHaving fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-instructors-in-roller-skating-at-savoy-ballr-8748.jpgInstructors in roller skating at Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1314/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1315/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-girl-listening-to-music-at-dance-chicago-illinoi-8996.jpgGirl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-band-at-the-savoy-ballroom-chicago-illin-8995.jpgThe band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/muddy-waters-1976.jpgMuddy Waters performing, 1976 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1316/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1317/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-having-fun-at-rollerskating-rink-of-savoy-ba-8790.jpgHaving fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1318/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-roller-skating-at-the-savoy-ballroom-on-satu-8742.jpgRoller skating at the Savoy Ballroom on Saturday night. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-a-black-guitarist-performs-at-the-lake-meado.jpgA black guitarist performs at the lake meado, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-the-movies-ar-9026.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1319/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-girl-listening-to-music-at-dance-chicago-illinoi-8996.jpgGirl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-band-at-the-savoy-ballroom-chicago-illin-8995.jpgThe band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1320/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1321/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1322/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1323/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-roller-skating-at-the-savoy-ballroom-on-satu-8742.jpgRoller skating at the Savoy Ballroom on Saturday night. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-a-black-guitarist-performs-at-the-lake-meado.jpgA black guitarist performs at the lake meado, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-the-movies-ar-9026.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1324/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-girl-listening-to-music-at-dance-chicago-illinoi-8996.jpgGirl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-band-at-the-savoy-ballroom-chicago-illin-8995.jpgThe band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1325/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-shoeshine-47th-street-chicago-s-main-negro-b-9486.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1326/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1328/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-biscuits-1941.jpgChildren at a meal, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-playing-in-vacant-lot-in-negro-sect-9087.jpgChildren playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1329/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-asleep-1941.jpgChildren asleep in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-biscuits-1941.jpgChildren at a meal, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-playing-in-vacant-lot-in-negro-sect-9087.jpgChildren playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1330/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1331/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/black-barbershop-1920.jpgAfrican-American barbershop, Aberdeen, Miss., c.1920 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1332/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-only-negro-store-of-its-kind-in-the-u-s-at-2-5871.jpgOnly Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-policeman-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgPoliceman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1333/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-movies-are-popular-in-the-negro-section-of-c-9007.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-girl-listening-to-music-at-dance-chicago-illinoi-8996.jpgGirl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1334/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-apartment-houses-and-funeral-parlor-in-negro-8885.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1374/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chicken-bone-beach.jpgChicken Bone Beach, Atlantic City — the historically segregated Black beach — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/negro-leagues-all-stars-1936.jpgNegro leagues All-Stars, East-West Game, Comiskey Park, Chicago, 1936 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/satchel-paige-1948.jpgSatchel Paige — 1948 Leaf baseball card portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-1375/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-o-0276/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-09/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/monique.jpgMo'Nique on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards, Hollywood, March 7, 2010 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/phyllis-diller.jpgPhyllis Diller, photographed in Reno, Nevada, October 2014 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-10/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-11/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-12/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-16/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-17/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-18/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/negro-leagues-all-stars-1936.jpgNegro leagues All-Stars, East-West Game, Comiskey Park, Chicago, 1936 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/satchel-paige-1948.jpgSatchel Paige — 1948 Leaf baseball card portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rickwood-field.jpgRickwood Field, Birmingham — historic Negro leagues ballpark — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-19/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9438.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-20/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-shoeshine-47th-street-chicago-s-main-negro-b-9486.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-21/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rickwood-field.jpgRickwood Field, Birmingham — historic Negro leagues ballpark — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/pullman-porter-capitol-limited.jpgPullman porter aboard the Capitol Limited bound for Chicago (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/durham-bus-station-1940.jpgSegregated bus station, Durham, N.C., 1940 (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-22/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-1941.jpgChildren at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-asleep-1941.jpgChildren asleep in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-biscuits-1941.jpgChildren at a meal, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-23/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. 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Wells-Barnett House, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/eighth-regiment-armory.jpgEntrance of the Eighth Regiment Armory, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-25/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-only-negro-store-of-its-kind-in-the-u-s-at-2-5866.jpgOnly Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-only-negro-store-of-its-kind-in-the-u-s-at-2-5871.jpgOnly Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-policeman-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgPoliceman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-26/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-27/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. 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State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-34/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-t-35/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. 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Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-a-black-guitarist-performs-at-the-lake-meado.jpgA black guitarist performs at the lake meado, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-the-movies-ar-9026.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-bpm-003/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. 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Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-life-001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-apartment-houses-and-funeral-parlor-in-negro-8885.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-1941.jpgChildren at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-media-001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-music-001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/muddy-waters-1976.jpgMuddy Waters performing, 1976 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/howlin-wolf-1972.jpgHowlin’ Wolf performing, 1972 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-place-001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/durham-bus-station-1940.jpgSegregated bus station, Durham, N.C., 1940 (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/nicodemus-kansas-townsite.jpgThe Nicodemus townsite, Kansas (HABS survey) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chicken-bone-beach.jpgChicken Bone Beach, Atlantic City — the historically segregated Black beach — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-preserve-001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-sci-004/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-crowd-outside-of-fashionable-negro-church-af-9520.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/quinn-chapel-ame.jpgQuinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago — home of the city’s oldest African American congregation — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-tech-001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-47th-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgShoppers at a ten-cent store counter, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-insurance-workers-1941.jpgOffice workers at an insurance company, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-barber-shop-southside-of-chicago-illin-8743.jpgNegro barber shop. 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State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-only-negro-store-of-its-kind-in-the-u-s-at-2-5871.jpgOnly Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-policeman-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgPoliceman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/black-barbershop-1920.jpgAfrican-American barbershop, Aberdeen, Miss., c.1920 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-biz-000003/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/black-barbershop-1920.jpgAfrican-American barbershop, Aberdeen, Miss., c.1920 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-biz-000004/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-biz-000005/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/abraham-lincoln-centre.jpgThe Abraham Lincoln Centre, Oakwood Blvd. and Langley Ave., Chicago (1913) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-chi-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-chi-000002/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-chi-000003/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rickwood-field.jpgRickwood Field, Birmingham — historic Negro leagues ballpark — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/pullman-porter-capitol-limited.jpgPullman porter aboard the Capitol Limited bound for Chicago (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/durham-bus-station-1940.jpgSegregated bus station, Durham, N.C., 1940 (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-chi-000004/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-apartment-houses-and-funeral-parlor-in-negro-8885.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-chi-000005/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/pullman-porter-capitol-limited.jpgPullman porter aboard the Capitol Limited bound for Chicago (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/satchel-paige-1948.jpgSatchel Paige — 1948 Leaf baseball card portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rickwood-field.jpgRickwood Field, Birmingham — historic Negro leagues ballpark — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/durham-bus-station-1940.jpgSegregated bus station, Durham, N.C., 1940 (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-life-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-life-000002/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/quinn-chapel-ame.jpgQuinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago — home of the city’s oldest African American congregation — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-church-converted-1941.jpgA greystone home converted to a church, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-church-converted-b-1941.jpgA converted-storefront church with cars of the congregation, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-crowd-outside-of-fashionable-negro-church-af-9509.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-life-000003/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-apartment-houses-and-funeral-parlor-in-negro-8885.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-1941.jpgChildren at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-media-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-media-000002/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-roller-skating-at-the-savoy-ballroom-on-satu-8742.jpgRoller skating at the Savoy Ballroom on Saturday night. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-a-black-guitarist-performs-at-the-lake-meado.jpgA black guitarist performs at the lake meado, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-the-movies-ar-9026.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-media-000003/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-mus-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/quinn-chapel-ame.jpgQuinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago — home of the city’s oldest African American congregation — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-the-movies-ar-9026.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-crowd-1941.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-movies-are-popular-in-the-negro-section-of-c-9007.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-mus-000002/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-mus-000003/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-having-fun-at-rollerskating-rink-of-savoy-ba-8790.jpgHaving fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-mus-000004/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/howlin-wolf-1972.jpgHowlin’ Wolf performing, 1972 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-girl-listening-to-music-at-dance-chicago-illinoi-8996.jpgGirl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-band-at-the-savoy-ballroom-chicago-illin-8995.jpgThe band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/muddy-waters-1976.jpgMuddy Waters performing, 1976 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-mus-000005/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-pres-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. 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Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rd-mus-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-having-fun-at-rollerskating-rink-of-savoy-ba-8790.jpgHaving fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-instructors-in-roller-skating-at-savoy-ballr-8748.jpgInstructors in roller skating at Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rd-obj-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-apartment-houses-and-funeral-parlor-in-negro-8885.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-1941.jpgChildren at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rd-per-000001/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. 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(IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/evidence-file-standard/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. 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Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-a-black-guitarist-performs-at-the-lake-meado.jpgA black guitarist performs at the lake meado, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-the-movies-ar-9026.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ten-lens-framework/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-only-negro-store-of-its-kind-in-the-u-s-at-2-5871.jpgOnly Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-policeman-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgPoliceman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/eighth-regiment-armory.jpgEntrance of the Eighth Regiment Armory, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-interior.jpgRosenwald school classroom, Cassville, Georgia — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/regal-theater/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-night-1941.jpgThe Regal Theater marquee lit at night, 47th Street, Chicago, April 1941 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-crowd-1941.jpgDaytime crowd outside the Regal Theater and the Savoy Ballroom, 47th Street, Chicago, April 1941 https://culturetechlens.com/research/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/63rd-street/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-shoeshine-47th-street-chicago-s-main-negro-b-9486.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/black-business-ecosystem/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/black-barbershop-1920.jpgAfrican-American barbershop, Aberdeen, Miss., c.1920 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-policeman-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgPoliceman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/black-chicago-infrastructure/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/black-chicago-music/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/muddy-waters-1976.jpgMuddy Waters performing, 1976 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/black-culture-in-data/charter-fight/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/charts/wnba-charter-flights.pngBar chart showing WNBA charter flight spending rising from $4 million in 2023 to $50 million over two years starting 2024. https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-interior.jpgRosenwald school classroom, Cassville, Georgia — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/black-memory-emergency/timeline/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/black-technology/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chuck-berry-1957.jpgChuck Berry, publicity photo, 1957 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-47th-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgShoppers at a ten-cent store counter, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-insurance-workers-1941.jpgOffice workers at an insurance company, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-barber-shop-southside-of-chicago-illin-8743.jpgNegro barber shop. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-biz-000001-the-black-funeral-home-as-institution/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-church-converted-1941.jpgA greystone home converted to a church, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-church-converted-b-1941.jpgA converted-storefront church with cars of the congregation, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-crowd-outside-of-fashionable-negro-church-af-9509.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-biz-000002-black-owned-banks-in-chicago/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. 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Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-biz-000005-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-anchor-closes/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/abraham-lincoln-centre.jpgThe Abraham Lincoln Centre, Oakwood Blvd. and Langley Ave., Chicago (1913) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-playing-in-vacant-lot-in-negro-sect-9087.jpgChildren playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-chi-000002-the-rise-of-bronzeville/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-biscuits-1941.jpgChildren at a meal, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-children-playing-in-vacant-lot-in-negro-sect-9087.jpgChildren playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-hall-leading-to-apartment-of-negro-railroad--8933.jpgHallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-chi-000003-black-chicago-s-commercial-corridors/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/durham-bus-station-1940.jpgSegregated bus station, Durham, N.C., 1940 (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/satchel-paige-1948.jpgSatchel Paige — 1948 Leaf baseball card portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rickwood-field.jpgRickwood Field, Birmingham — historic Negro leagues ballpark — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/pullman-porter-capitol-limited.jpgPullman porter aboard the Capitol Limited bound for Chicago (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-chi-000004-the-black-belt-name-geography-and-change/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/durham-bus-station-1940.jpgSegregated bus station, Durham, N.C., 1940 (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-shoeshine-9487.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-where-the-negro-and-white-sections-on-the-so-3596.jpgWhere the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-chi-000005-chicago-s-great-migration-geography/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/pullman-porter-capitol-limited.jpgPullman porter aboard the Capitol Limited bound for Chicago (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chicken-bone-beach.jpgChicken Bone Beach, Atlantic City — the historically segregated Black beach — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/negro-leagues-all-stars-1936.jpgNegro leagues All-Stars, East-West Game, Comiskey Park, Chicago, 1936 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/satchel-paige-1948.jpgSatchel Paige — 1948 Leaf baseball card portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-life-000001-saturday-at-the-record-store/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/muddy-waters-1976.jpgMuddy Waters performing, 1976 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-girl-listening-to-music-at-dance-chicago-illinoi-8996.jpgGirl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-band-at-the-savoy-ballroom-chicago-illin-8995.jpgThe band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-life-000002-sunday-in-black-chicago/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-church-converted-1941.jpgA greystone home converted to a church, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-church-converted-b-1941.jpgA converted-storefront church with cars of the congregation, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-crowd-outside-of-fashionable-negro-church-af-9509.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-life-000003-the-family-reunion-as-cultural-infrastructure/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wabash-ymca.jpgThe Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-media-000001-the-chicago-defender-s-distribution-network/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-media-000002-wvon-and-black-chicago/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-movies-are-popular-in-the-negro-section-of-c-9007.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-girl-listening-to-music-at-dance-chicago-illinoi-8996.jpgGirl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-media-000003-black-images-on-chicago-television/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-rb-mus-000001-why-chicago-became-a-gospel-center/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/quinn-chapel-ame.jpgQuinn Chapel A.M.E. 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(IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-tb-000001-muddy-waters-chess-records/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-crowd-1941.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-movies-are-popular-in-the-negro-section-of-c-9007.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/briefs/ctl-tb-000010-delmark-alligator-independent-labels/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/regal-theater-crowd-1941.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-the-movies-are-popular-in-the-negro-section-of-c-9007.jpgThe movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-swinging-his-girl-on-roller-skates-savoy-b-8735.jpgNegro swinging his girl on roller skates. 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Wells-Barnett House, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/eighth-regiment-armory.jpgEntrance of the Eighth Regiment Armory, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/charts/chart-a-top10-scores.pngBar chart of the ten Index scores, October 2026https://culturetechlens.com/assets/charts/chart-b-evidence-vs-attention.pngScatter chart comparing CTL evidence depth against public attention for the ten subjects https://culturetechlens.com/research/culturetechlens-index/2026-10-artifacts/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/charts/chart-a-top10-scores.pngBar chart of the ten Index scores, Edition 2026-10: Artifacts https://culturetechlens.com/assets/charts/chart-b-evidence-vs-attention.pngScatter chart comparing CTL evidence depth against public attention for the ten subjects https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-interior.jpgRosenwald school classroom, Cassville, Georgia — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/culturetechlens-index/badge/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/badges/ctl-index-badge.svgThe CultureTechLens Index — monthly ranking of Black cultural resonance https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-interior.jpgRosenwald school classroom, Cassville, Georgia — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/culturetechlens-index/methodology/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/eighth-regiment-armory.jpgEntrance of the Eighth Regiment Armory, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/rosenwald-school-exterior.jpgRosenwald school, Delight, Arkansas — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/wells-house.jpgThe Ida B. 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State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-biz-000001-johnson-publishing-company/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-event-000001-e2-nightclub-tragedy/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/apollo-theater-harlem.jpgThe Apollo Theater marquee, Harlem, 2010 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/monique.jpgMo'Nique on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards, Hollywood, March 7, 2010 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/phyllis-diller.jpgPhyllis Diller, photographed in Reno, Nevada, October 2014 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/blues-all-stars.jpgChicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-inst-000001-chicago-defender/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-media-000001-wvon/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/etta-james-2006.jpgEtta James performing, 2006 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8785.jpgA singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-mus-000001-chess-records/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-booth-in-negro-tavern-chicago-illinois-8771.jpgIn a booth at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8755.jpgMusicians performing in a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-entertainers-at-negro-tavern-chicago-illinoi-8756.jpgEntertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-obj-000001-afro-pick/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/black-barbershop-1920.jpgAfrican-American barbershop, Aberdeen, Miss., c.1920 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chess-studio-booth.jpgThe Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/delano-illinois-central-chicago-1942.jpgJacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard, Chicago, Chicago, 1942 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-per-000001-ida-b-wells/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/dossiers/ctl-rd-place-000001-washington-park/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-where-the-negro-and-white-sections-on-the-so-3596.jpgWhere the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/white73-an-oakland-as-pitcher-delivers-during-a-gam.jpgSpalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... - a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. (IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/how-we-lived/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/freedmens-school-vicksburg-1866.jpgFreedmen’s primary school, Vicksburg, 1866 (Harper’s Weekly engraving) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-shoeshine-47th-street-chicago-s-main-negro-b-9486.jpgShoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8886.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/sacred-ground/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/quinn-chapel-ame.jpgQuinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago — home of the city’s oldest African American congregation — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-crowd-outside-of-fashionable-negro-church-af-9519.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-crowd-outside-of-fashionable-negro-church-af-9520.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/transnational-corridors/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/pullman-porter-capitol-limited.jpgPullman porter aboard the Capitol Limited bound for Chicago (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/nicodemus-kansas-townsite.jpgThe Nicodemus townsite, Kansas (HABS survey) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/chicken-bone-beach.jpgChicken Bone Beach, Atlantic City — the historically segregated Black beach — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/negro-leagues-all-stars-1936.jpgNegro leagues All-Stars, East-West Game, Comiskey Park, Chicago, 1936 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/research/who-controls-the-story/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/gwendolyn-brooks.jpgGwendolyn Brooks, portrait — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/defender-building.jpgDoor of the historic Chicago Defender Building, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/planet-newspaper-press-room.jpgPress room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/ida-b-wells.jpgIda B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/rights/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/bronzeville-station.jpgThe 35th Street Bronzeville CTA station, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-apartment-8923.jpgApartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-crowd-out-9510.jpgCrowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-untitled-photo-possibly-related-to-negro-gro-9436.jpgNegro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/services/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. 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Jefferson Street, Chicago — the landmarked building as it stands on dedication day, October 5, 2024 (not the club in operation) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/victory-monument.jpgRe-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/roberts-temple.jpgRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/shop/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-policeman-ten-cent-store-1941.jpgPoliceman talking to employee of Ten-cent store whose trade is predominantly Negro. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquarters — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/black-barbershop-1920.jpgAfrican-American barbershop, Aberdeen, Miss., c.1920 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/shop/faq/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-insurance-workers-1941.jpgOffice workers at an insurance company, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/lee-negro-barber-shop-southside-of-chicago-illin-8743.jpgNegro barber shop. 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(IA spaldingsbasebal04chic) — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/dusable-museum.jpgThe DuSable Black History Museum’s Harold Washington Wing, Chicago — CultureTechLens https://culturetechlens.com/who-gets-the-sunlight/2026-11-04 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/charts/chart-a-chicago-sunsets-oct-dec-2026.pngChart of Chicago sunset times, October 15 to December 31, 2026, showing the November 1 drop from 5:45 PM to 4:44 PM and the December floor of 4:19 PM https://culturetechlens.com/why-culturetechlens-is-covering-the-great-food-expo/2026-10-22 https://culturetechlens.com/assets/logo.svgCultureTechLens logo https://culturetechlens.com/assets/photos/overton-hygienic-building.jpgThe Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. 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