(The Negro in Chicago, 1779-1929, Washington Intercollegiate Club of Chicago, Inc.,1929.)

Bronzeville, Engine of Progress

Bronzeville Map, 1948

Map of Bronzeville, Click to go to http://aman.interman.net/bronzeville/bville.htm

Voices & Choices

Do you wonder how people lived a hundred years ago?

This page is to be a group activity. You will need a copy of this page to finish the exercise. Give the copy to the teacher after you have finished. On the web page VOICES AND CHOICES are three picture tours of how three ordinary real people lived in that time. Two lived in Chicago, and were considered newcomers. The third lived in Springfield, which is the Illlinois State Capital.

Click to the web page and see how these people lived. After you read each story, complete the table below about that person.
	Carmella Gustaferre	Ruby Livingston	William Dellert
What did this person want to decide?	.	.	.
Why did the decision have to be made?	.	.	.
Do you think this was an important decision? What makes this decision important or not important?	.	.	.
Based on what you read, what do you predict for the future of each person.	.	.	.
Do you think this person is living a comfortable life? List at least two reasons for your yes or no answer.	.	.	.
Do you agree with the decision each person made. List at least two reasons for your yes or no answer.	.	.	.
This person was a "native".	.	.	.
This person was a "newcomer".	.	.	.
.	.	.	.

Activity: Discuss with your group the kinds of problems or decisions people might have to make in our time. List some of these decisions, and tell how they similar to or different from the decisons made the people described above.

After you have finished the table, you may want to go to Art in the Home to learn about another decision someone wanted to make.

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