Douglas, Chicago
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Douglas is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the South Side of Chicago.
Prairie Shores in Bronzeville
"Negro Boys, Easter Sunday," photographed in 1941 across from the Regal Theater in Bronzeville by FSA photographer Russell Lee, who was in Chicago documenting the Great Migration
Several buildings on the Illinois Institute of Technology main campus, such as Machinery Hall pictured here, have been designated as Chicago Landmarks and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Phillips Academy High School
Minnie Riperton
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Minnie Julia Riperton was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.
Douglas, Chicago
…other acclaimed authors and artists of the Chicago Black Renaissance; actresses Susie Garrett, Marla Gibbs and Jennifer Beals; acclaimed R&B singers Minnie Riperton, Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls; and cornet player and jazz bandleader King Oliver. His protégé, jazz musician, trumpeter and bandleader Louis Armstrong from…
Riperton in 1974
Riperton's grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery