1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Arthur Mitchell — 1883-1968 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Near South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive south of East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north.

2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Casey "Chicken Charlie" Jones — Unknown dates — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 33rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Edith Spurlock Sampson — 1901-1979 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Hudson Whittaker — "Tampa Red"; 1903-1981 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Near South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive south of East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north.

5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Ida B. Wells Public Housing Community —

On South Langley Avenue at East 37th Place, in the median on South Langley Avenue.

6 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Ida B. Wells-Barnett — July 16, 1862 — March 25, 1931 — Teacher, Journalist, Anti-Lynching Crusader, Women's Rights Activist, Civil Rights Pioneer —

On Langley Avenue at East 37th Place on Langley Avenue.

7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Joe "King" Oliver — 1885-1938 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On East 32nd Street at South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling east on East 32nd Street.

8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Joe Williams —

Near South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive north of East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north.

9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Joseph J. Jordan — 1882-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive south of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling north.

10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — McKinley Morganfield — "Muddy Waters"; 1915-1983 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive north of East 33rd Street, on the right when traveling north.

11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Nat “King” Cole — 1919-1965 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive north of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.

12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Rev. Jessie “Ma” Houston — 1899-1980 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 33rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Richard Hunt —

On South Langley Avenue at East 37th Place, in the median on South Langley Avenue.

14 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Roberts Temple — Church of God in Christ "40th & State" — Bishop William Roberts Founder —

On South State Street south of East 40th Street, on the right when traveling north.

15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ Building — 1922, original building; 1927, second floor added — Chicago Landmark —

On South State Street north of East 41st Street, on the right when traveling north.

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16 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Scott Joplin — 1868-1917 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Near South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive north of East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north.

17 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Willie Dixon — 1915-1992 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 33rd Street, on the right when traveling north.

18 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — "Butterbean and Susie" — 1895-1967 / 1896-1963 —

On South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive at East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive.

19 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ada S. McKinley — 1868-1952 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive north of East 35th Street.

20 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Al Benson — "The Swingmaster"; 1908-1978 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.

21 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Anthony Overton — 1865-1946 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.

22 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Armour Flats — Federal and 33rd streets — Est: 1881 —

On 33rd Street at Dearborn Street, on the right when traveling east on 33rd Street.

23 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bessie Coleman — 1892-1926 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive near Stevenson Expressway (Interstate 55), on the right when traveling north.

24 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bishop Louis Henry Ford — 1914-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive south of 33rd Boulevard, on the right.

25 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Black Metropolis-Bronzeville —

On South Giles Avenue.

26 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bronzeville —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

27 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bronzeville —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.

28 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Calumet-Giles-Prairie — Chicago Landmark District —

On South Giles Avenue north of 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.

29 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Camp Douglas

On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive. Reported missing.

30 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Captain Walter Dyett — 1901-1969 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.

31 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Carter G. Woodson — 1875-1950 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at East Eastgate Place, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.

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32 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Casmere Lazzeroni — 1854-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —

On South State Street north of 37th Street.

33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Charles Sumner Duke — 1879-1952 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling south.

34 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chester A. “Howlin’ Wolf” Burnett — 1910-1976 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.

35 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chicago Bee Building — Chicago Landmark —

On South State Street, on the right when traveling north.

36 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chicago Defender Building — Chicago Landmark —

On South Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

37 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 — Commemoration Project —

On East 35th Street east of South State Street, on the right.

38 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Claude Albert Barnett / Etta Moten Barnett — 1899-1967 / 1901- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive south of 33rd Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.

39 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Claude McKay — 1889-1948 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.

40 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Col. Franklin A. Denison — C. 1862-1925 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive south of 35th Street, in the median.

41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Corneal Davis — 1900-1995 —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 31st Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Crown Hall — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect; 1950–56 — Chicago Landmark —

Near South State Street 0.1 miles north of 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.

43 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dempsey J. Travis — 1920- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive 0.1 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.

44 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dinah Washington — 1924-1963 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive north of East 35th Street.

45 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Douglas Plaza — Site of Civil War Camp Douglas — 1861-65

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles south of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.

46 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Daniel Hale-Williams — 1856-1931 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Junior Drive at Eastgate Place, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Junior Drive.

47 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Ida Gray Nelson Rollin — c. 1870-1953 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive north of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.

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48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. J.B. Martin — 1885-1973 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.

49 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Joesph H. Jackson — 1900-1990 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 31st Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Drive.

50 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Mae Jemison — 1957– — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On East 31st Street at South Martin Luther King, on the right when traveling west on East 31st Street.

51 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Earl “Fatha” Hines — 1903-1983 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.

52 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Earl B. Dickerson — 1891-1986 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On East 35th Street near South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling west.

53 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Edward Lee — 1871-1919 —

On East 35th Street near Stouh State Street.

54 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Elijah Muhammad — 1897-1975 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.

55 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ernest Griffin — 1912-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. south of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south.

56 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Eugene Temple — 1887-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —

On South State Street north of 37th Street, on the right when traveling north.

57 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Eugene Williams Memorial — Dedicated to All the Victims of the Race Riot That Began Near This Place —

On Fort Dearborn Drive just north of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling north.

58 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Fannie Barrier Williams — 1855-1960 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.

59 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton — 1885-1941 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south.

60 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ferdinand Lee Barnett — 1852-1936 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Drive at 32nd Street, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Drive.

61 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Florence B. Price — 1887-1953 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Near South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.

62 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Frank Gillespie — 1876-1925 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

63 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — George Johnson — 1927- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Near South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.

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64 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —

On South Giles Avenue at 38th Street, on the right on South Giles Avenue.

65 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —

On East 39th Street east of South Giles Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

66 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —

On South Calumet Avenue at East 38th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Calumet Avenue.

67 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —

On South Calumet Avenue south of 38th Street, on the right when traveling south.

68 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —

On South Calumet Avenue north of Pershing Road, on the right when traveling north.

69 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Gwendolyn Brooks — 1917- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On East 35th Street at South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling west on East 35th Street.

70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Haki Madhubuti — 1942- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.

71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Harold Washington — 1922-1987 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles south of East 29th Street, in the median.

72 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Haymarket Police Memorial —

On 35th Street west of South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

73 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Hymes Taylor — 1881-1919 —

On East 35th Street at South State Street on East 35th Street.

74 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ida B. Wells-Barnett — Chicago Tribute —

On South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south.

75 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ida B. Wells-Barnett — 1862-1931 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 32nd Street, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.

76 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jack L. Cooper — 1888-1970 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.

77 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jesse Binga — 1865-1950 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive south of East 33rd Place.

78 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jesse Owens — 1913-1980 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.

79 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John “Jack” Johnson — 1878-1946 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

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80 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John H. Johnson — 1918- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive south of Eastgate Place, on the right when traveling south.

81 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Lee Williamson — "Sonny Boy"; 1914-1948 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.

82 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Moutoussamy — 1922-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.

83 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Simpson — 1889-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —

On East 31st Street near South Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

84 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Walter Humphrey — 1898-1919 —

On East 35th Street near South State Street, on the right when traveling west.

85 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Joseph Sanford — 1885-1919 —

On East 35th Street near South State Street, on the right when traveling west.

86 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Katherine Dunham — 1909- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 26th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.

87 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lorraine Hansberry — 1930-1965 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of East 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.

88 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lou Rawls — 1935- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles north of East 31st Street.

89 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong / Lil Hardin-Armstrong — 1900-1970 / 1902-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.

90 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lt. George Giles — c. 1895-1920 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.

91 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Mahalia Jackson — 1912-1972 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 33rd Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.

92 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Margaret Goss Burroughs — 1917- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South King Drive at East 31st Street, in the median on South King Drive.

93 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Marjorie Stewart Joyner — 1896-1994 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 25th Street, on the right when traveling south.

94 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Maudelle Bousefield — 1885-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.

95 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Mjr. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. — 1935-1967 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.

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96 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Monument to the Great Northern Migration — Alison Saar, Sculptor —

On South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive at Eastgate Place, in the median on South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive.

97 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Oscar DePriest — 1871-1951 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 33rd Boulevard, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.

98 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Oscar G. Brown, Sr. / Oscar Brown, Jr. — 1895-1990 / 1926- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

On South Martin Luther King Drive near East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south.

99 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Our Hometown: Chicago —

On South State Street near 33rd Street.

100 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Our Hometown: Chicago —

On South State Street near 33rd Street.

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