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What was the western boundary of Bronzeville? (Douglas/Grand Blvd. neighborhood) .
In what decade did African Americans begin to settle in Bronzeville? .
List three reasons why Steven A. Douglas is remembered. 1.
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Why did a large population of German Jews relocated to the neighborhood after 1871? .
Where was the original Regal Theatre located? .
Why does the statue named "The Great Northern Migration" show a man made of shoe soles and standing on a large mountain of them? .
How many artists created the benches along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive?  How many benches? .
When and why was Chess Studio made a Chicago Landmark? When?
Why? 
Why was the Elam House designated a Chicago Landmark? Where is Elam house located? .
Name the Church that houses Chicago's oldest African American congregation.  When was it founded? .
Why was the home of Ida B. Wells designated a landmark? 
How was Provident Hospital different from other hospitals when it was founded in1891?
.List three reasons to remember Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. 1.
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Who helped establish the first settlement house for African Americans in Chicago? (Three People) .
List the social services provided by the settlement house. .
Why was the Hall Branch Library named in honor of Dr.
George Cleveland Hall?  Who was Vivian Harsh?
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Name three writers who met at the Hall Branch Library. .
Why is there a statue of a soldier at 35th and King Drive?
Do you have any relatives whose names appear on this statue? Visit the statue to see!