The Chicago History Museum is a place of learning, discovery, creativity, and, well, history. We encourage people to value their own stories and share them with others.
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Drag in the Windy City
The Photographs of James C. Darby
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Jesse Jackson's Operation PUSH
Founded in Chicago, Operation PUSH has been one of the most important social justice organizations in the United States since 1971.
Religion, Civil Rights, and the Ongoing American Transformation
Chicago’s Civil Rights Movement represented the potential power and social impact of faith in action.
Vivian Maier: Her Chicago
A Century at Soldier Field
From the Special Olympics to ski jumping to Springsteen, Chicago’s Soldier Field has been the city’s playground on the lake for 100 years
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