The People's Church wouldn't be what it is without the hours and months and days of research. We've condensed our research into a timeline and a sources page
Born Jan 14 on plantation Woodstock, GA
1875
1910
May 1: Arrives in Chicago
Born Aug 1 in Pittsburgh, PA
1911
1916
1917
1919
Accepted the call to minster & heal
Race Riots start
Glorious Church of the air begins broadcasting
born in harlem, ny feb 18
torchy brown debuts & becomes nationally syndicated
1939
First church on Langley built
1960
ida b wells home Completed
Migrated to Chicago
1948
Patti Jo doll created
1950
Dearborn homes constructed
1952
1953
1955
1956
1957
1958
passes June 18
elected on the South side community art center board
Harold L Ickes Homes constructed
retires from cartoons due to health
born in chicago jan 23
stateway gardens constructed
robert taylor homes constructed
1962
1968
teaching at tougaloo | 1st collection poems published
madden park homes constructed
1970
1978
wrote black Unicorn & "Uses of the Erotic." Diagnosed with cancer
1980
cancer journals are published
zami: a new spelling of my name is published
1982
1984
1985
sister outsider is published
passes away
2000
1990
1991
named state poet of ny
1992
passes away nov
1995
us dept of housing take over cha & decided to demolish high rises on cottage grove
1998
1999
demo of robert taylor homes begins
G.H.E.T.T.O BUS TOURS ARE ESTABLISHED
CHA'S "PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATION BEGINS
