,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to conduct a /udy
 to det]m9e ! feasibility ( designat+ ! 
/udy area z ! ,black ,metropolis        
,national ,h]itage ,area 9 ! ,/ate (    
,ill9ois1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,black  
,metropolis ,national ,h]itage ,area    
,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,black ,metropolis area
 on ,*icago1 ,ill9ois' ,s\? ,side has a 
cohesive & di/9ctive hi/ory z well z an 
important /reetscape t di/+ui%es ! area 
z wor?y ( designation z a ,national     
,h]itage ,area4  7#b7 ,! hi/oric        
features ( ,*icago's ,black ,metropolis 
pr$ate ! ,great ,migration ( #aiaf-aiai 
& illu/rate its influ5ce on             
,african-,am]ican life 9 ,*icago & !    
,nation z a result ( ?is demographic    

ph5om5on 9 :i* #ejj1jjj                 
,african-,am]icans migrat$ to ! ,nor? 9 
se>* ( "w & o!r opportunities1 ) #ej1jjj
 ( t aggregate relocat+ 9 ,*icago4  7#c7
 ,! ,black ,metropolis1 z a sett+1      
witness$ "s ( ! f9e/ accompli%m5ts 9    
,african-,am]ican contributions to      
,*icago1 ! ,/ate ( ,ill9ois1 & !        
,nation1 :ile its legally & socially    
proscrib$ citiz5s *all5g$ _! environm5t 
& _! ,nation to fulfill its promise z a 
place ( opportunity = all4  7#d7 ,^!    
contributions & accompli%m5ts fall into 
! foll[+ ma9 categories3 7,a7 ,bus9ess &
 ,entrepr5eurial ,pursuits ,) ,/ate     
,/reet develop+ z ! ,black ,metropolis' 
8,wall ,/reet01 ! area produc$ two ( !  
l>ge/ ,black bank+ op]ations 9 ! ,nation
 9 ! ,b+a ,/ate & ,d\glass ,national    
,banks & scores ( small] bus9esses rang+
 f pr9t %ops to re/aurants to clo?+     
/ores to hair salons & b>b]%ops4  7,b7  
,culture & ,ae/hetics ,! area em]g$ z a 
musical mecca rang+ f jazz to gospel to 
delta & urban blues to rhy?m & blues & 0

 home = in/itutions su* z ! ,george     
,clevel& ,hall ,bran* ,libr>y1 :i*      
nurtur$ lit]>y giants su* z ,lang/on    
,hughes1 ! ,s\? ,side ,community ,arts  
,c5t]1 & ! ,du,sable ,museum ( ,african 
,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture4  7,c7      
,education ,! area includes ! fir/      
public second>y s*ool 9 ! ,/ate (       
,ill9ois built specifically to          
accommodate ! educational ne$s (        
,african-,am]ican /ud5ts1 :i* op5$ 9    
#aicd at #dicd ,s\? ,waba% ,av5ue & 0   
nam$ 9 honor ( ,*icago's fir/ non-native
 inhabitant & trad]1 ,jean ,bapti/e     
,po9te du ,sable1 a ,black man f ,haiti1
 & ^: illu/ri\s graduates include ,nat  
8,k+0 ,cole & ,*icago ,mayor ,h>old     
,wa%+ton4  7,d7 ,gov]nance & ,politics  
,f its political bases 9 ! area's       
,second ,w>d & ! ,fir/ ,congressional   
,di/rict1 ,*icago's ,black ,metropolis  
prov$ itself a political c5t] = all     
,african-,am]icans1 produc+ ! fir/      
,african-,am]ican to sit 9 ,congress 9 !
 #bj? c5tury1 ! ,honorable ,osc>        

,de,priest1 z well z ! fir/             
,african-,am]ican ,democratic           
congressman1 ! ,honorable ,ar?ur ,w4    
,mit*ell1 succe$$ by ,honorable ,william
 ,l4 ,dawson1 ! ,honorable ,ralph ,h4   
,metcalfe1 ! ,honorable ,b5nett ,m4     
,/ew>t1 & ! ,honorable ,h>old ,wa%+ton1 
lat] ! city's fir/ elect$               
,african-,am]ican mayor1 & ! ,honorable 
,*>les ,a4 ,hayes4  7,e7 ,heal? ,c>e ,! 
area includes ,provid5t ,hospital1 f\nd$
 9 #ahia by ! brilliant                 
,african-,am]ican surgeon ,dr4 ,daniel  
,hale ,williams & site ( ! fir/         
successful sutur+ ( ! human he>t by ,dr4
 ,williams 9 #ahic4  7,f7 ,labor ,! area
 0 home to millions ( unskill$ &        
semi-skill$ ,african-,am]ican work]s1   
includ+ ! pack+h\se work]s :o arriv$    
dur+ ! ,great ,migration & con/itut$ #be
 p]c5t ( ! /ocky>ds "w =ce dur+ ,_w ,w> 
,i1 & ! ,pullman port]s :o repres5t$ a  
full #bj p]c5t ( ! ,nation's            
,african-,am]ican work=ce dur+ ! e>ly   
#aijjs4  7,g7 ,milit>y ,life &          

,patriotism ,african-,am]ican m5 enli/$ 
9 ! ,union ,army on ! gr\nds ( ,camp    
,d\glass )9 ! ,black ,metropolis area z 
"p ( ! #bi? ,infantry ,regim5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,color$ ,troops1 & a      
g5]ation lat] tra9$ at ! ,eigh? ,regim5t
 ,armory ne>by be=e emb>k+ = ,france z  
"p ( :at ,presid5t ,wilson ref]r$ to z !
 great crusade to 8make ! _w safe =     
democracy0 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4  7,h7       
,recreation & ,competitive ,sports ,e>ly
 on1 ! ,nation's mo/ popul> sports      
7baseball1 box+1 football1 track &      
basketball7 enjoy$ support f ! ,black   
,metropolis' population & drew          
p>ticipants :o e>n$ widespread          
recognition su* z ,rube ,fo/]1 a native 
,*icagoan1 :o f\nd$ ! ,negro ,baseball  
,league & its local team1 ! ,am]ican    
,giants4  7,i7 ,religion & ,*ur*        
,activism ,! area includes ,qu9n ,*apel 
,african ,me?odi/ ,episcopal 7,a4,m4,e7 
,*ur*1 an antebellum c5t] ( abolitioni/ 
activity1 & a major /ation on !         
,und]gr\nd ,railroad1 & ) emancipation1 

!re 0 ano!r religi\s movem5t to provide 
& protect ! civil rights ( all citiz5s  
l$ by ,black ,metropolis *ur*es su* z   
,qu9n ,*apel & ,be!l ,a4,m4,e4  7,j7    
,social ,ju/ice & ,civil ,rights ,x 0 f 
)9 ! ,black ,metropolis area 9 ! e>ly   
#bj? c5tury t ,ida ,b4 ,wells-,b>nett   
wag$ h] crusade = ju/ice =              
,african-,am]icans & wom5 & work$ to    
e/abli% ! fir/ ,national ,association = 
! ,advancem5t ( ,color$ ,p bran* 9 t    
gr\p's national network 9 #aiab4  7,k7  
,/reetscapes ,! area includes _m hi/oric
 locations1 includ+ ^? along ,/ate      
,/reet & #ce? ,/reet1 rang+ f ! ,ov]ton 
,hygi5ic ,manufactur+ ,build+ at #cfag  
,s\? ,/ate ,/reet & ! ,*icago ,bee      
,build+ at #cfdg ,s\? ,/ate ,/reet 7bo? 
designat$ z ,*icago ,city ,l&m>ks7 to   
,lib]ty ,life ,insurance ,company at    
#ceja ,s\? ,p>kway & a monum5t & p>k    
d$icat$ to ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ator ,/eph5 
,d\glas 7designat$ z a ,/ate ,l&m>k7 at 
,lake ,p>k ,av5ue & #ce? ,/reet1 gre5 & 
public spaces1 /ret*+ f ,*icago's       

lakefront to hi/oric p>k & b\lev>d      
sy/ems to ! ,we/1 & is n[ ! propos$ site
 = ! #bjaf ,olympics 9 ! ,city (        
,*icago's bid to ho/ ?is ev5t4  #c4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,h]itage  
area ,! t]m ,h]itage ,area means !      
,black ,metropolis ,national ,h]itage   
,area4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7#c7   
,/udy area ,! t]m /udy area means !     
region b\nd$ z foll[s3 7,a7 #ah? ,/reet 
on ! ,nor? & #bbnd ,/reet on ! ,s\?1 f  
,lake ,mi*igan on ! ,ea/ to ,w5twor?    
,av5ue to ! ,we/4  7,b7 #bbnd ,/reet on 
! ,nor? to #ce? ,/reet on ! ,s\?1 f     
,lake ,mi*igan on ! ,ea/ to ! ,dan ,ryan
 ,expressway on ! ,we/4  7,c7 #ce?      
,/reet on ! ,nor? & #dg? ,/reet on !    
,s\?1 f ,lake ,mi*igan on ! ,ea/ to !   
,b,o ,railroad 7,/ew>t ,av5ue7 on !     
,we/4  7,d7 #dg? ,/reet on ! ,nor? to   
#ee? ,/reet on ! ,s\?1 f ,cottage ,grove
 ,av5ue on ! ,ea/ to ! ,dan ,ryan       
,expressway on ! ,we/4  7,e7 #ee? ,/reet
 on ! ,nor? to #fg? ,/reet on ! ,s\?1 f 

,/ate ,/reet on ! ,we/ to ,cottage      
,grove ,av5ue_/,s\? ,*icago ,av5ue on ! 
,ea/4  7,f7 #fg? ,/reet on ! ,nor? to   
#ga/ ,/reet on ! ,s\?1 f ,cottage ,grove
 ,av5ue_/,s\? ,*icago ,av5ue on ! ,we/  
to ! ,metra ,railroad tracks on ! ,ea/4 
#d4 ,black metropolis ,national h]itage 
area /udy  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9
 consultation ) ! manag]s ( any ,f$]al  
l& )9 ! ,h]itage ,area1 appropriate     
,/ate & local gov]nm5tal ag5cies1 & any 
int]e/$ organizations1 %all conduct a   
/udy to det]m9e ! feasibility (         
designat+ ! /udy area z ! ,black        
,metropolis ,national ,h]itage ,area4   
7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! /udy %all include   
analysis1 docum5tation1 & det]m9ations  
on :e!r-- 7#a7 ! /udy area-- 7,a7 has an
 assemblage ( natural1 hi/oric1         
cultural1 educational1 sc5ic1 or        
recreational res\rces t toge!r are      
nationally important to ! h]itage ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 repres5ts di/9ctive
 aspects ( ! h]itage ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
wor?y ( recognition1 cons]vation1       

int]pretation1 & cont9u+ use2  7,c7 is  
be/ manag$ ?r\gh agreem5ts betwe5 public
 & private entities at ! local or       
regional level2  7,d7 reflects          
traditions1 cu/oms1 beliefs1 & folklife 
t are a valuable "p ( ! h]itage ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,e7 provides out/&+    
opportunities to cons]ve natural1       
hi/orical1 cultural1 or sc5ic features2 
7,f7 provides out/&+ recreational &     
educational opportunities2 &  7,g7 has  
res\rces & traditional uses t h national
 importance2  7#b7 resid5ts1 bus9ess    
int]e/s1 nonpr(it organizations1 !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 7includ+ relevant      
,f$]al l& managem5t ag5cies71 & ,/ate1  
local1 & tribal gov]nm5ts )9 ! /udy     
area-- 7,a7 are involv$ 9 ! plann+2 &   
7,b7 h demon/rat$ significant support   
?r\gh lett]s & o!r means = designation &
 managem5t ( ! ,h]itage ,area2 &  7#c7 !
 /udy area has be5 id5tifi$ & support$  
by ! public1 private bus9ess1 & local & 
,/ate ag5cies4  #e4 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#c fiscal ye>s aft] ! date on :i* funds 

are made available to c>ry out ! ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate a report t describes ! f9d+s1    
conclusions1 & recomm5dations ( !       
,secret>y ) respect to ! /udy4