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1. Women's reading group at Hall Branch, 1940 Women's reading group at Hall Branch, 1940 Women; Minorities; Ethnic groups; Librarians; Libraries; Reading rooms; Reading; Books; Tables; Bookstacks; Book clubs; Bookcases; Begun by Charlemae Hill Rollins as a "reading guidance clinic" for parents, the group evolved into a reader's circle at Hall branch. In this photograph, Vivian Harsh, the first African American branch...
2. "The War's Greatest Scandal," 1943 "The War's Greatest Scandal," 1943 Soldiers; Fists; Military uniforms; Arms & armament; Segregation; Minorities; Ethnic groups; Race discrimination; Civil liberties; This pamphlet, written by Dwight Macdonald, was issued by the March on Washington Movement (MOWM), headed by A. Phillip Randolph. The MOWM called for an end to all segregated practices in the Armed Forces...
3. John H. Sengstacke, 1940's John H. Sengstacke, 1940's Presidents; Newspapers; Organizations; Men; Business people; Minorities; Sengstacke served as President of the Chicago Defender until his death in 1997. In 1940, Sengstacke was the driving force behind the founding of the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association, known today...
4. Margaret Walker, 1942 Margaret Walker, 1942 Poets; Women; Authors; Minorities; Margaret Walker's first book of poetry, For My People, published in 1942, was the winner of the prestigious Yale University Younger Poet's Award. This publicity photograph appeared on the dust jacket of...
5. Horace Cayton in this office at Parkway Community House, 1941 Horace Cayton in this office at Parkway Community House, 1941 Offices; Community centers; Men; Desks; Books; Paper; Windows; Baskets; Minorities; Hired in 1939 as director of Good Shepherd Community Center, Cayton supervised its move to new quarters at 5120 S. Parkway (now King Drive), and suggested that the name of the institution be changed to...
6. Marian Campfield at the Chicago Defender, 1948 Marian Campfield at the Chicago Defender, 1948 Newspaper editors; Journalists; Women; Automobiles; Buildings; Reporters; Minorities; City editor of the Chicago Bee in the 1930's and 1940's, Marian Campfield was directly responsible for the Bee's general reporting, and ensured a remarkable coverage of women's events. She had earlier...
7. Women's Army Corps (WAC) Band, 1944 Women's Army Corps (WAC) Band, 1944 Military bands; Musicians; Women; Big bands; Musical instruments; Wind instruments; Drums; Minorities; Ethnic groups; Women musicians were also drafted during World War II. This all-Black WAC band, formed at an Iowa army post, played at a war bond drive at State and Madison. The band also played jazz at Servicemen's Center...
8. Congressman William L. Dawson campaigning, 1940's Congressman William L. Dawson campaigning, 1940's Legislators; Political campaigns; Public speaking; Flags; Minorities; By 1948, Congressman Dawson was arguably the most powerful African American in Washington. Following the upset victory of President Harry Truman over Dewey in 1948, he was named Chairman of the House Committee...
9. "The People's Forum: Black Metropolis-- A Challenge to Chicago", 1946 "The People's Forum: Black Metropolis-- A Challenge to Chicago", 1946 Forums (Discussion & debate); Minorities; Debates; Ethnic groups; Economic & social conditions; After the 1945 publication of Horace Cayton and St. Clair Drake's sociological classic, Black Metropolis, Parkway Community House launched a series of public forums to discuss issues raised in the book...
10. Richard Durham, 1948 Richard Durham, 1948 Dramatists; Authors; Journalists; Men; Typewriters; Lamps; Clocks & watches; Paper; Books; Minorities; From 1948 through 1950, Richard Durham wrote scripts for a series of Black history radio dramas called "Destination Freedom." Durham had analyzed the Black press in Chicago for the Illinois Writers Project...
11. Poster, Sadie Bruce dance revue program, Civic Opera House, 1948 Poster, Sadie Bruce dance revue program, Civic Opera House, 1948 Dance; Schools; Performances; Advertisements; Women; Dancers; Music education; Minorities; Sadie Bruce and her sister, Mary Bruce, each operated their own dance schools in Bronzeville. Sadie Bruce's dance studio was located at 54th and Calumet; Mary Bruce's was at 58th and South Parkway. The...
12. Richard Wright, 1940, as he completed Native Son Richard Wright, 1940, as he completed Native Son Authors; Men; Minorities; Chicago lawyer Leon Despres inscribed the back of this photograph when he sent it to Horace Cayton, co-author of Black Metropolis, in 1969. Cayton was then at work on a biography of his friend, Richard...
13. Horace Cayton with "Blue Boy," 1944 Horace Cayton with "Blue Boy," 1944 Art collectors; Paintings; Guests; Art; Community centers; Women; Men; Windows; Draperies; Minorities; Horace Cayton, the director of Parkway Community House, was an avid collector of the art of the Chicago Renaissance. In this photograph, he is showing Charles Sebree's painting, "Blue Boy," to visitors...
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