Black Neighborhoods | Day 13 | Can you name Chicago's most historic Black neighborhood?

Day 13

“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”

- Gwendolyn Brooks

The Address: Rosenwald Apartments, 4648 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, Bronzeville

The Story: They came fleeing the terrors of Jim Crow. They came in search of freedom. Still tethered to their southern roots and values, they brought an electrifying energy that would give rise to Black Arts movements, create gospel, and establish a Black mecca known as Bronzeville, the only neighborhood in the country that could rival Harlem as the cultural center of African America.

Home to the greats - Gwendolyn Brooks, Richard Wright, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Coleman, Ida B. Wells, and many more.

We will start today’s exploration of Bronzeville on S. Michigan Ave at the storied Rosenwald Apartments, once managed by Quincy Jones' mother.

From here, we will take a stroll down “The Stroll”, a section of State Street that was the place to see and be seen, and the heartbeat of Black Chicago.

Along the way we will talk about how the people in this community influenced and changed the world, from politics to social activism.