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Celebrate Black History Month at CHM as we look at the ways art has been a vehicle for social change in Chicago’s African American community. Enjoy hands–on arts activities, music, and speakers. 

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Billy Boy Arnold performing at Mother Blues Billy Boy Arnold performing at Mother Blues, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1964. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-124881; Raeburn Flerlage, photographer.
Mama Gloria book cover cropped Mama Gloria: Daughter, Sister, Cousin, Friend, LGBTQIA+ Activist
Two women in the crowd at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. Two women in the crowd at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-036727 ; Declan Haun, photographer.
A man speaking to a smiling crowd carrying protest signs at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. A man speaking to a smiling crowd carrying protest signs at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-078929; Declan Haun, photographer.
i052379 Lincoln Jubilee Album - 50th Anniversary Front Cover - Red. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-052379.
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