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Bronzeville Walk of Fame Historical Markers

In 1996, the City of Chicago embedded 91 plaques into the sidewalks and median along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive between 25th Street and 35th Street, in honor of past residents of Bronzeville, the historically Black neighborhood on the city's South Side. The walk stretches from the Monument to the Great Northern Migration, a statue near 25th Street that honors the African Americans who came to Chicago in the early 20th century, to the Victory statue near 35th Street, which honors Black soldiers of World War I.
 
By Sean P. Flynn, September 28, 2026
Arthur Mitchell Marker
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 — 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.
6 ► 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.
7 ► 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.
8 ► 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.
9 ► 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.
10 ► 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.
11 ► 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.
12 ► 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.
13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville (Douglas) — John Jones — 1816-1879 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive north of East 33rd Court, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► 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.
15 ► 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.
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16 ► 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.
17 ► 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.
18 ► 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.
19 ► 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.
20 ► 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.
21 ► 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.
22 ► 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.
23 ► 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.
24 ► 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.
25 ► 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.
26 ► 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.
27 ► 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.
28 ► 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.
29 ► 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.
30 ► 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.
31 ► 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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32 ► 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.
33 ► 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.
34 ► 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.
35 ► 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.
36 ► 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.
37 ► 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.
38 ► 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.
39 ► 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.
40 ► 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.
41 ► 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.
42 ► 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.
43 ► 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.
44 ► 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.
45 ► 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.
46 ► 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.
47 ► 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.
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48 ► 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.
49 ► 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.
50 ► 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.
51 ► 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.
52 ► 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.
53 ► 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.
54 ► 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.
55 ► 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.
56 ► 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.
57 ► 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.
58 ► 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.
59 ► 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.
60 ► 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.
61 ► 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.
62 ► 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.
63 ► 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.
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64 ► 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.
65 ► 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.
66 ► 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.
67 ► 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.
68 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ralph H. Metcalfe — 1910-1978 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles north of East 31st Strett, on the right when traveling north.
69 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Reverend Mother York — 1923-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.
70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Richard Wright — 1908-1960 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of East 35th Street.
71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Robert Motts — 1861-1911 — 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.
72 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Robert R. Taylor — 1899-1957 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling south.
73 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Robert S. Abbott — 1870-1940 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles north of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south.
74 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — S.B. Fuller — 1905-1980 — 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.
75 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Sam Cooke — 1931-1964 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.
76 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — St. Claire Drake / Horace R. Clayton — 1911-1990 / 1903-1970 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 25th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
77 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — The Savoy Big Five — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On East 29th Street at South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling west on East 29th Street.
78 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Theodore K. Lawless — 1892-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of 33rd Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
79 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Theresa Needham — 1912-1992 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
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80 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Truman Gibson Sr. / Truman Gibson Jr. — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.
81 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Vivian Harsh — 1890-1960 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South King Drive.
82 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Walter T. Bailey Giles — 1882-1941 — 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 — Willa Brown — 1906-1992 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south.
84 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Willard Motley / Archibald Motley, Jr. — 1912-1965 / 1891-1981 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.
85 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — William L. Dawson — 1886-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 33rd Boulevard, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
 
 
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