The northern terminus of the Second Great Migration as cultural destination and national center

We hold that the communities at the northern terminus of the Great Migration,  as well as all the larger African and African-American communities surrounding them,   are unique cultures and subcultures which merit both the same level of academic study and inquiry as other world cultures,   and particularly against the backdrop of racial and other issues in the United States,  a renewed and equal place in national narratives rather than vilification, subordination -- or a sort of cartoonization in the national mainstream media.

We take the Hansberry event to be a monumental,  watershed event in the national narrative of the United States,  and believe it should be enshrined as such,  both in our collective historical narratives and our cultural geography.

The Emmett and Mamie Till-Mobley House has a similar status as place and memorial monument for reflection.

Similarly, the narrative stories of the communities that emerged south of Washington Park,  their brief prosperity,  their demand for and achievements in minority education,  and their post-1968 difficulties -- including their particular political-economic difficulties -- merits inscription in national and world history and consciousness.

Coupled with the DuSable Museum of African-American History,   we propose that the Northern Terminus of the Second Great Migration be seen and developed as a unique historical and cultural destination.