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A man walks by a colorful mural across from the Bronzeville Community Garden near Martin Luther King Drive and 47th Street in Bronzeville on March 13, 2021. Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designate Bronzeville as a National Heritage Area and pump $10 million into preserving its remaining buildings and traditions.
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A man walks by a colorful mural across from the Bronzeville Community Garden near Martin Luther King Drive and 47th Street in Bronzeville on March 13, 2021. Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designate Bronzeville as a National Heritage Area and pump $10 million into preserving its remaining buildings and traditions.

Bronzeville could become federal National Heritage Area

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A man walks by a colorful mural across from the Bronzeville Community Garden near Martin Luther King Drive and 47th Street in Bronzeville on March 13, 2021. Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designate Bronzeville as a National Heritage Area and pump $10 million into preserving its remaining buildings and traditions.
A man walks by a colorful mural across from the Bronzeville Community Garden near Martin Luther King Drive and 47th Street in Bronzeville on March 13, 2021. Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designate Bronzeville as a National Heritage Area and pump $10 million into preserving its remaining buildings and traditions.
The monument to the Great Migration faces north near 26th Street in the middle of Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville, March 13, 2021.
The monument to the Great Migration faces north near 26th Street in the middle of Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville, March 13, 2021.
Young men play hoops at Jessie “Ma” Houston Park in Bronzeville on March 11, 2021.
A man walks by the main doors of Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville, March 11, 2021. The building was home to a WWI Black military regiment and was built in 1914.
A man walks by the main doors of Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville, March 11, 2021. The building was home to a WWI Black military regiment and was built in 1914.
A Bronzeville map is painted on the ground in front of a Kobe Bryant mural in Bronzeville, March 12, 2021.
A Bronzeville map is painted on the ground in front of a Kobe Bryant mural in Bronzeville, March 12, 2021.
The Abbott House, left, home of Robert S. Abbott, founder of the Chicago Defender newspaper, is among the large greystones in the 4700 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville.
The Abbott House, left, home of Robert S. Abbott, founder of the Chicago Defender newspaper, is among the large greystones in the 4700 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville.
The Bronzeville Community Garden is just west of Martin Luther King Drive and 47th Street in Bronzeville, March 13, 2021.
The Bronzeville Community Garden is just west of Martin Luther King Drive and 47th Street in Bronzeville, March 13, 2021.
Chris Devins, an artist and urban planner, supports a congressional bill to designate Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood as a National Heritage Area. He is seen in the 3900 block of South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, March 3, 2021, with a large mural he curated.
Chris Devins, an artist and urban planner, supports a congressional bill to designate Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood as a National Heritage Area. He is seen in the 3900 block of South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, March 3, 2021, with a large mural he curated.
Lennell Davis Jr., 32, caretaker of Bronzeville’s South Side Community Art Center, stands at “The Addict” by Faheem Majeed, March 12, 2021.
Bernard Turner, a Bronzeville native who is executive director of the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission, stands at the former YMCA building in the 3700 block of South Wabash Avenue., where the Black History Month began.
Bernard Turner, a Bronzeville native who is executive director of the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission, stands at the former YMCA building in the 3700 block of South Wabash Avenue., where the Black History Month began.
Vintage buildings sit next to modern buildings near the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville, March 12, 2021.
Vintage buildings sit next to modern buildings near the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville, March 12, 2021.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Roloson Houses are four, four-story brick and limestone row houses in the 3200 block of South Calumet Avenue in Bronzeville. Photographed March 10, 2021.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Roloson Houses are four, four-story brick and limestone row houses in the 3200 block of South Calumet Avenue in Bronzeville. Photographed March 10, 2021.
A woman walks her dog March 10, 2021, near where the Checkerboard Lounge was near 43rd Street and and Vernon Avenue.
A woman walks her dog March 10, 2021, near where the Checkerboard Lounge was near 43rd Street and and Vernon Avenue.
Buddy Guy, guitarist at right, performs at the Checkerboard Lounge on Sept. 9, 1974, at 423 East 43rd St. in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
Buddy Guy, guitarist at right, performs at the Checkerboard Lounge on Sept. 9, 1974, at 423 East 43rd St. in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
Buddy Guy at the Checkerboard Lounge on Sept. 9, 1974, at 423 East 43rd St. in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
Buddy Guy at the Checkerboard Lounge on Sept. 9, 1974, at 423 East 43rd St. in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
People stand outside the Checkerboard Lounge on May 3, 1983, for Muddy Waters' wake.
People stand outside the Checkerboard Lounge on May 3, 1983, for Muddy Waters’ wake.
A scene along 47th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and Drexel Boulevard on July 17, 1958, in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
A scene along 47th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and Drexel Boulevard on July 17, 1958, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
Cafe de Champion, owned by boxer Jack Johnson. The club opened in 1912 at 41 West 31st Street in Bronzeville. It was a “black and tan” club, meaning it was open to both whites and blacks. The lavishly decorated club only last a couple months before it was shut down by police.
Bronzeville's honorary mayor, Joseph Hughes, left, and Duke Ellington in Chicago at the Grand Terrace Ballroom on Oct. 29, 1940.
Bronzeville’s honorary mayor, Joseph Hughes, left, and Duke Ellington in Chicago at the Grand Terrace Ballroom on Oct. 29, 1940.
DuSable High School basketball players lead a parade down 47th Street on March 22, 1954, as they are feted by the 47th Street mens business association.
DuSable High School basketball players lead a parade down 47th Street on March 22, 1954, as they are feted by the 47th Street mens business association.
The Regal Theater, in 1941 in Chicago's Bronzeville.
The Regal Theater, in 1941 in Chicago’s Bronzeville.
The Regal Theater, in April, 1941 in Chicago's Bronzeville.
The Regal Theater, in April, 1941 in Chicago’s Bronzeville.
The Regal Theater, at 47th Street and Martin Luther King King Drive on Aug. 28, 1973. It was razed in 1973.
The Regal Theater, at 47th Street and Martin Luther King King Drive on Aug. 28, 1973. It was razed in 1973.

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