Washington Park Bird Watching and Tour - Sun. June 27, 2021

5030 South King Drive,Chicago IL 60615

27 June, 2021

Description

Birdwatching for Beginners and History Tour is part of a series of Walking and Bus Tours offered by Bronzeville Historical Society. On Sun. June 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM to 3:30PM Guide: Sherry Williams Author, Activist and Historian will provide narratives on Birds who habitat in Washington Park. The tour will include Bronzeville community history highlights. Tour begins At Washington Monument 5030 S. King Drive, Chgo., IL 2:00PM – 3:30PM Free Street parking in Boulevard artery Group Maximum is 12. Waiver must be signed with $25.00 registration and payment *RESERVATIONS available for participants with mobility challenges B ronzeville is an African American community in Chicago whose residents mostly arrived during The Great Migration from1890-1950. Blacks came to Chicago continuously as a result of racism in the South, lack of equal opportunity, and the desire for education and employment. During the Great Migration, the largest number of African Americans in Chicago settled between 18th street on the North and 51st Street on the South, and State Street on the West and Cottage Grove on the East.  The Bronzeville /Black Chicagoan Historical Society was founded in 1999 by a small group of enthusiastic African American history researchers. It was chartered as an Illinois not-for-profit educational and historical preservation organization in 1999. 501 c 3 status was granted in 2002.