It all started on July 27, 1919, when Chicagoans flocked to the beaches of Lake Michigan to swim. The Chicago Riots And The Red Summer of 1919Ī mob of white men stone and beat a Black victim outside a home in Chicago during the 1919 race riot.ĭuring the Red Summer of 1919, racial tensions boiled over in Chicago. And even when they were able to find somewhat nicer homes, white residents violently attacked them.
The city often pushed Black residents into tenement housing. Instead of formal Jim Crow laws, the city simply enforced segregation in other ways. Unfortunately, for many families who moved north, Chicago was not an escape from discrimination. But this wave of migration quickly fueled tensions between Black and white communities in Chicago. The nation’s largest Black newspaper, the Chicago Defender, promoted a vision of prosperity for African Americans in the city. And as foreign immigration rates plummeted around this time, African American workers stepped in.įinally, Black Chicagoans encouraged Southerners to come to the North. In the advent of World War I, an increasingly industrialized city needed as many workers as possible to keep the place running. So it’s no surprise why they would want to live in a place where they could hypothetically have more freedom.Īnother factor was Chicago’s need for more workers. In the South, the rise of Jim Crow restrictions essentially made Black people second-class citizens. All told, more than 500,000 Black Southerners moved to Chicago throughout the Great Migration.īut what drove this Great Migration in the first place? One big factor was Jim Crow. In the decades following, the number continued to grow and grow. So during the Great Migration, Chicago’s Black population skyrocketed.īetween 19, the city’s African American population more than doubled.
Over 6 million Black Americans left the South during the early and mid-20th century. Weekends can be spent strolling through the Lincoln Park Zoo, hitting a bucket of golf balls at the Diversey Bay Harbor, or heading to Lakeview or The Loop easily via the Brown Line.Jacob Lawrence/National Archives and Records AdministrationĪrtist Jacob Lawrence’s painting, titled, “During the World War there was a great migration North by Southern Negroes.” 1941. Lincoln Park also offers public tennis and basketball courts, baseball and softball diamonds, and soccer fields that are used recreationally and by intramural leagues.
Lincoln Park has the second largest shopping concentration in the city: ranging from high-end boutiques to secondhand resale shops. Lincoln Parkers are spoiled with their close proximity to the lake and ample running and biking trails. Residents live mostly in walk-ups, but there are quite a few high-rises, especially near the lake. It combines all the best aspects of a close-knit community with the appeal of the big city. Most residents are a short distance away from some of the best nightlife, dining, lakefront parks, shopping, and tree-lined streets in the entire city. Just north of Old Town, Lincoln Park is one of the largest and most popular Chicago neighborhoods– and for good reason.
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