Douglas (Bronzeville) in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Claude McKay

1889-1948

— Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Claude McKay Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

1. Claude McKay Marker

Inscription.
Author, journalist, poet

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Bronzeville Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 41° 50.643′ N, 87° 37.067′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Douglas (Bronzeville). It is on South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2722 South Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago IL 60616, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maudelle Bousefield

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Sumner Duke (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Overton (within shouting distance of this marker); Al Benson (within shouting distance of this marker); S.B. Fuller (within shouting distance of this marker); Willard Motley / Archibald Motley, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack L. Cooper (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter T. Bailey Giles (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. Roughly 100 Bronzeville Walk of Fame markers are found around the neighborhood along Martin Luther King Drive between 25th and 35th Streets.

Also see . . . Poetry Foundation: Claude McKay.

Excerpt: "McKay moved to Chicago and worked as a teacher for a Catholic organization. By the mid-1940s his health had deteriorated. He endured several illnesses throughout his last years and eventually died of heart failure in 1948."

(Submitted on August 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Claude McKay Marker next to King Drive, near the IBEW Local 134 headquarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

2. Claude McKay Marker next to King Drive, near the IBEW Local 134 headquarters

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.