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| Black Metropolis | Chicago Negro community terned "a city within a city" |
| Great Migration | Migration of Southern blacks to Northern cities |
| Douglas | Southside community founded by senator Stephen A. Douglass |
| Ida B. Wells | Civil rights activist and resident of Bronzeville |
| Blues | A genre of music which focuses on sad events and feelings |
| Jesse Binga | Bronzeville entrepreneur and banker |
| Supreme Life Insurance | African American owned insurance company located on 35th and South Park |
| Robert S. Abbott | Founder and publisher of the Chicago Defender |
| Kitchenette Apartments | Rooms leased out within larger homes with shared bath and kitchen facilities |
| The Black Belt | Southside Chicago area bounded by 31st on the north and 47st on the south |
| Louis Sullivan | Prominent Chicago architect |
| Burt Williams | African American Vaudeville performer |
| Ziegfield Follies | Popular entertainment show that traveled around the country |
| Butterbeans & Suzie | Comedy team who performed in the Ziegfield Follies |
| Bill "Bojangles" Robinson | Famous African American singer and tap dancer |
| Race Movies | Films starring all black actors and often directed by black directors |
| Mayor of Bronzeville | Title given to one prominent business person |
| Gwendolyn Brooks | Illinois poet lauret and literary great |
