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Work with lines and simple shapes to make a picture of a person, place, or thing that is important to the lives of people in your community.

Learn about Chicago artist Margaret Burroughs, a Black artist, poet, educator, and activist whose work had a significant impact on Chicago’s cultural scene in the mid-20th century. After taking a close look at Burroughs’s Birthday Party, we hope you’ll be inspired to express yourself through printmaking.

Look closely at Walter Ellison’s Train Station (1935) to learn about an important chapter in Chicago’s history, the Great Migration, and get new ideas for your own creativity.

Learn about Black culture on Chicago’s South Side in the 1970s through Mikki Ferrill’s photographic project, The Garage (1970–80).