Bronzeville is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago that is 85.5% Black with a median income of $27,800. It was settled in the late 19th-early 20th century during the Great Migration, as African Americans moved north for greater opportunities. However, nearly a third of residents left after World War II due to economic decline. The neighborhood maintained segregation through public housing projects like Ida B. Wells in the 1930s-40s, though these were later demolished in the 2000s.

1. Bronzeville

4. Demographics:Who lives there?
● 85.5% Black
● 6.59% White
● 5.25% Asian
● 1.11% Hispanic
● 1.53% other
● Median Income:
$27,800
● Total Area: 1.67 sq.
miles
● Population: 119,284
○ Female: 64,561
○ Male: 54,723

5. History: How’d it come to be?
● Great Migration 1890-1950
o Equal opportunity
o Education
o Industrial jobs
● Settled in southside
o “Black metropolis”
● Post WWII
o 1/3rd of residents left area - economic failure

6. History (continued)
● Ida B. Wells Housing
● 1939-1941
● Cheap public housing
● 4th public housing project -
● Maintained segregation
● 2002-2011 demolished

12. Ida B. Wells House

13. Victory Monument

18. So….how do we feel now?
● Random circus?
● Pearl’s Place: Was it as popular as expected?
● Chicago Marathon: How does the
community come together?
● Why shouldn’t you talk to strangers?
● Was the experience authentic?
● What are you still curious about?

19. Bibliography
● "Chicago/Bronzeville." Bronzeville Travel Guide. Wikimedia Foundation, 7 May 2013. Web. 22
Oct. 2014.
● "Douglas, Chicago." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Sept. 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
● "Bronzeville." Point2 Homes. Point2, 2014. Web.