Touring Chicago

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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The DuSable Museum

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The Du Sable Museum of Chicago is an important landmark in and of African American history in Chicago. It’s a must see stop on any tour of the African American community. Read about it below, and be sure to click the video located on the lower left corner. This stop is on the Tour Black [...]

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Chicago – My kind of town!

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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 [...]

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Free Things To Do

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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: September 7, 13-17, 21, 28 October 5, 12, 19, 26 November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 December 7, 14, 21 Art Institute of Chicago Free Days 2010 The Art [...]

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African Americans in Chicago 1910-1940

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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 [...]

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