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Chicago’s Great Migration history constitutes a critical chapter in the narrative of African-American post-emancipation diaspora in the United States. Excavations demonstrate that substantial amounts of material culture from household contexts are preserved within Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Artifacts from three residences, in combination with archival sources, prove useful in exploring the often contradictory forces that shaped the daily experiences of working-class migrants arriving from the South. These data add material dimensions to those experiences and provide tangible evocations of a landscape that is under threats of erasure. Fieldwork and outreach are organized to amplify the work being done by heritage specialists and community stakeholders to preserve Bronzeville’s Great Migration legacy while improving the conditions for today’s residents as well.
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