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Obama Foundation gives first look inside Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park

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By Irika Sargent Verified
| WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
The Obama Foundation offered its first glimpse inside the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Wednesday, ahead of the $850 million facility's grand opening on June 19. The center's 8-story museum tower features American milestones like the Declaration of Independence, the end of slavery, and the fight for equal rights, along with highlights from Barack and Michelle Obama's time in the White House.
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America at 250: How the Great Migration helped lay the foundation for the civil rights movement

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By Irika Sargent Verified
| WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
Starting in 1916, more than 7 million Black Americans left the South, and Chicago became one of the primary destinations of the Great Migration, with hundreds of thousands settling in the city; educators, architects, farmers and more in search of a better life. "There is a promise. There is a tale. There is a word of mouth that this is a better place, this is a better land of opportunity," said Danny Dunson, a curator and historian at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
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Chicago artist and musician Sura Dupart's family's creativity set foundation for a life's work

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By Irika Sargent Verified
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A Chicago artist and musician has seen it all and done it all; among his many qualities are curiosity and kindness. Sura Dupart grew up in Bronzeville at 46th and Langley as one of 11 children. "Wonderful time, very creative people," he said. His family's creativity was the foundation for Dupart's life's work. His mother and sister played the piano. His father was a skilled carpenter who helped build the Ida B. Wells Homes. Dupart took "the good stuff" from them all, mastering two forms of expression.
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