Tag archives for Chicago History
Staging Civilization: Indigenous Resistance at Chicago’s World’s Fair
Perhaps, in every big city, there is always one historical event so epochal that it is persistently recalled and talked about, shining as the Polaris of the citizens’ identity. For Chicago, this event is the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. So-called the “World’s Fair,” the United States aimed at “ that American culture was not only equal to, but had...
Discovering Bronzeville through its architecture: A journey through 35th Street
Every big city faces big challenges, Chicago is not an exemption. The multiculturality that people usually highlight as one of the most unique features of the windy city carries a long history of many communities trying to find their place in this sprawling land while accomplishing the difficult task of preserving their roots and integrating in a broader landscape. ...
Pullman Porters: The Bitter Rise of Black Middle Class in Chicago and Beyond
A Pathway to Decency When President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for all enslaved African Americans in his historic Emancipation Proclamation, the United States was not prepared for the well-being and enrichment of the Black community. In addition to the political unrest in response to Lincoln’s declaration—which ultimately took his life—racial discrimination prohibiting Black people’s pursuit of decency was too...