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Adolescent boy dressed up for the Easter parade, Chicago, llinois 1941. In Chicago, as in New York, church-goers dressed up for Easter Sunday and strolled with their fellow worshipers and neighbors in the traditional Easter Parade. Young men in Chicago could dress to emulate their famous elders, including Joe Lewis, heavyweight boxing champion, Thomas Dorsey, music director of the Pilgrim Baptist Church or Elijah Mohamed, leader of the Nation of Islam. Many Chicagoan's claimed their city had replaced Harlem as the black capital of America during the 1940s because of its thriving political and cultural activities. This photograph perhaps bolster that claim as it provides a striking contrast to the stereotypically negative images of African-Americans of the period. Medium : 1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm Created/Published : April, 1941 Creator : Edwin Rosskam, 1903- photographer Part of the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Housed in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 weeks. Product #: adboeapa2 |
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