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February 8, 2019
Collage of famous African-Americans with text "Celebrating Black History Month, Chicago Icons to Know."
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Celebrating Black History Month: Chicago Icons You Need to Know

8 February 2019
Chicago’s history is Black history, and Black history is American history. They simply can’t be separated. Here are but a handful of the Black Chicagoans who have shaped our great city.
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