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Celebrate Black History 365 days a year!

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou

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Tour Black Chicago offers a self-guided tour which allows you to be your own guide with a little help from us! We equip you with detailed directions, maps and advice. Your party travels at their leisure by car, public transportation or on foot.

This self-guided tour is perfect for couples, familes, or small groups looking for the freedom to tour at their own pace but with the comfort of route information. Tour Black Chicago’s Self Guided Tour provides you with the structure and information of a tour combined with the independence and freedom to move about as you wish.

Self-guided tours can be planned throughout the year on your schedule. With this “talking history” in a box, you can proceed at your own speed and savor the atmosphere, color and flavor of the Bronzeville historic district.

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Chicago – My kind of town!

There’s no doubt about it. Chicago is an exciting city!

Since 1990, Tour Black Chicago has provided services for domestic and international travelers. We take you on an expedition through a town where the Black population has grown from 77 to 2 plus million, where some of the most profitable black-owned companies are headquartered, and from [...]

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Free Things To Do

 

Chicago Museums Free Days

Adler Planetarium Free Days
The Adler Planetarium is open 9:30am – 6pm during the summer; 9:30am – 4:30pm otherwise;
Free Days 2010:
January 5, 11-15, 19, 26
February 2, 8-12, 16, 23
March 2, 9, 16, 23
April 20, 27
May 4, 11-12, 18, 25
June 7-11
September 7, 13-17, 21, 28
October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
December [...]

Something Old

African Americans in Chicago 1910-1940

The Great Migration radically transformed Chicago, both politically and culturally.
Between 1900 and 1910, the African-American population grew quickly in Chicago. Much of the growth can be attributed to the Chicago Defender, an African American newspaper, providing copies to train porters to distribute in southern states. The newspaper would highlight employment opportunities and offers to help [...]

City Sites and Sports

The Great Migration