First Prototypes of Markers Created for Chicago Public Art Project Founded by Western Illinois Professor

The unveiling of the first prototypes of the public art to mark the locations of killings from the 1919 Chicago Race Riot was held in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, in July. A bicycle and trolley tour of key sites related to the history of the city’s worst-ever incident of racial violence as well as of the Black community, and in support of the public art project, was held at the same time. Approximately 350 people attended, about 300 of whom joined the two-hour bike tour. The art project, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CRR19), was founded by Western Illinois... Read More