In the city of Bronzeville, IL there are
a ton of buildings that are being torn down since it is old. But what people
don’t know is the history of the building itself and what the building was used
for a long time ago. Brownsville has a bad reputation and has liquor stores in
almost every corner. The city of Brownsville is just more than that. There are
buildings in Bronzeville that made American history not just “African American
history”. Bronzeville has its own culture and people to go with it.
I went on a field trip to Bronzeville, IL
with the Multicultural services at Lewis University. We visited different
locations in the neighborhood, but one location stuck out to me the most, the
Quinn Chapel Ame
Church. The chapel has been around since the proclamation. It might just look
like any other normal church, but what makes the Quinn Chapel special is the
history of it. It was used as a place to host meetings since at the time
African Americans weren’t allowed to do as much. The pastor gave us a tour
guide around the church and explained the importance of the church and the rich
history it has. After every historical subject that he told us he said,” It’s
American history. From an African American perspective.”