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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Chicago’s Bronzeville

 
By Sean P. Flynn, September 28, 2026
Arthur Mitchell Marker
1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Arthur Mitchell — 1883-1968 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Casey "Chicken Charlie" Jones — Unknown dates — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Edith Spurlock Sampson — 1901-1979 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Hudson Whittaker — "Tampa Red"; 1903-1981 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Ida B. Wells Public Housing Community —
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 —
7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Joe "King" Oliver — 1885-1938 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Joe Williams —
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9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Joseph J. Jordan — 1882-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — McKinley Morganfield — "Muddy Waters"; 1915-1983 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Nat “King” Cole — 1919-1965 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Rev. Jessie “Ma” Houston — 1899-1980 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Richard Hunt —
14 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Roberts Temple — Church of God in Christ "40th & State" — Bishop William Roberts Founder —
15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ Building — 1922, original building; 1927, second floor added — Chicago Landmark —
16 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Scott Joplin — 1868-1917 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
17 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Willie Dixon — 1915-1992 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
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18 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — "Butterbean and Susie" — 1895-1967 / 1896-1963 —
19 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ada S. McKinley — 1868-1952 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
20 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Al Benson — "The Swingmaster"; 1908-1978 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
21 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Anthony Overton — 1865-1946 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
22 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Armour Flats — Federal and 33rd streets — Est: 1881 —
23 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bessie Coleman — 1892-1926 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
24 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bishop Louis Henry Ford — 1914-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
25 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Black Metropolis-Bronzeville —
26 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bronzeville —
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27 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Bronzeville —
28 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Calumet-Giles-Prairie — Chicago Landmark District —
29 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Camp Douglas — Reported missing
30 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Captain Walter Dyett — 1901-1969 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
31 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Carter G. Woodson — 1875-1950 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
32 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Casmere Lazzeroni — 1854-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —
33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Charles Sumner Duke — 1879-1952 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
34 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chester A. “Howlin’ Wolf” Burnett — 1910-1976 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
35 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chicago Bee Building — Chicago Landmark —
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36 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chicago Defender Building — Chicago Landmark —
37 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 — Commemoration Project —
38 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Claude Albert Barnett / Etta Moten Barnett — 1899-1967 / 1901- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
39 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Claude McKay — 1889-1948 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
40 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Col. Franklin A. Denison — C. 1862-1925 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Corneal Davis — 1900-1995 —
42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Crown Hall — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect; 1950–56 — Chicago Landmark —
43 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dempsey J. Travis — 1920- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
44 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dinah Washington — 1924-1963 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
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45 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Douglas Plaza — Site of Civil War Camp Douglas — 1861-65 — Reported permanently removed
46 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Daniel Hale-Williams — 1856-1931 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
47 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Ida Gray Nelson Rollin — c. 1870-1953 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. J.B. Martin — 1885-1973 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
49 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Joesph H. Jackson — 1900-1990 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
50 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Dr. Mae Jemison — 1957– — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
51 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Earl “Fatha” Hines — 1903-1983 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
52 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Earl B. Dickerson — 1891-1986 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
53 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Edward Lee — 1871-1919 —
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54 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Elijah Muhammad — 1897-1975 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
55 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ernest Griffin — 1912-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
56 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Eugene Temple — 1887-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —
57 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Eugene Williams Memorial — Dedicated to All the Victims of the Race Riot That Began Near This Place —
58 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Fannie Barrier Williams — 1855-1960 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
59 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton — 1885-1941 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
60 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ferdinand Lee Barnett — 1852-1936 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
61 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Florence B. Price — 1887-1953 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
62 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Frank Gillespie — 1876-1925 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
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63 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — George Johnson — 1927- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
64 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
65 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
66 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
67 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
68 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
69 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Gwendolyn Brooks — 1917- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Haki Madhubuti — 1942- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Harold Washington — 1922-1987 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
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72 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Haymarket Police Memorial —
73 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Hymes Taylor — 1881-1919 —
74 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ida B. Wells-Barnett — Chicago Tribute —
75 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ida B. Wells-Barnett — 1862-1931 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
76 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jack L. Cooper — 1888-1970 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
77 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jesse Binga — 1865-1950 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
78 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jesse Owens — 1913-1980 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
79 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John “Jack” Johnson — 1878-1946 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
80 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John H. Johnson — 1918- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
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81 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Lee Williamson — "Sonny Boy"; 1914-1948 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
82 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Moutoussamy — 1922-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
83 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Simpson — 1889-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —
84 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Walter Humphrey — 1898-1919 —
85 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Joseph Sanford — 1885-1919 —
86 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Katherine Dunham — 1909- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
87 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lorraine Hansberry — 1930-1965 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
88 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lou Rawls — 1935- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
89 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong / Lil Hardin-Armstrong — 1900-1970 / 1902-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
90 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lt. George Giles — c. 1895-1920 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
91 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Mahalia Jackson — 1912-1972 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
92 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Margaret Goss Burroughs — 1917- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
93 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Marjorie Stewart Joyner — 1896-1994 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
94 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Maudelle Bousefield — 1885-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
95 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Mjr. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. — 1935-1967 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
96 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Monument to the Great Northern Migration — Alison Saar, Sculptor —
97 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Oscar DePriest — 1871-1951 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
98 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Oscar G. Brown, Sr. / Oscar Brown, Jr. — 1895-1990 / 1926- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
99 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Our Hometown: Chicago —
100 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Our Hometown: Chicago —

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