Success: Landmarking the Black Panther Party in Illinois

In Development: The Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois

 Historical Markers Fund

Thank you for helping us confirm TWELVE historical markers!

Help Us Place a Historical Marker at 233 E. 35th Street

Illinois Deputy Chairman Fred Hampton’s Last Speech was on December 3, 1969, at The People’s Church, 201 S. Ashland. It is now the Epiphany Center for the Arts.

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Welcome to the Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.

We are happy to announce the successful landmarking initiative started in 2020. On December 21, 2024, the Keeper of the Register signed the Thematic Listing for the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.

Then, on December 29, the Church of the Epiphany, affectionately known as the People’s Church, was the first property added to the listing. The People’s Church was already a landmark, and we successfully added the Illinois Chapter’s history to the listing.

Thank you for your years of support in making this possible!

*The locations below are not an exhaustive list.

 

Locations of the Illinois Chapter

Offices, Meetings, Community Centers, and more

Citation and Credit: Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Program Locations

Locations of the Illinois Chapter

Free Breakfast for Children

Citation and Credit: Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Program Locations

List of Breakfast Program Locations

Carbondale

  • Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church, 409 N. Marion Street

  • Crispus Attucks School, need address circa 1970

Chicago

  • North Lawndale: Better Boys Foundation, 1512 S. Pulaski

  • North Lawndale: Marcy Newberry Association, 1539 S. Springfield

  • North Lawndale: Brotherhood of Boys Republic, 1510 S. Hamlin

  • Near West Side: Jackson Boulevard Church, 2413 W. Jackson

  • Near West Side: St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 48 N. Hoyne

  • Near West Side: Henry Horner Homes, 124 N. Hoyne

  • West Jackson Blvd District: People’s Church, 201 S. Ashland, now Epiphany Center for the Arts

  • Near North Side, Cabrini Green: St. Dominic’s Church, 357 W. Locust

  • Austin: St. Martin De Pores Church, 5112 W. Washington Blvd

  • Garfield Park: Fairfax House, 135 S. Central Park, Garfield Park

  • Bronzeville, Robert Taylor Homes: Trinity Lutheran Church, 4837 S. State St.

  • Bronzeville, Madden Park: 500 E. 37th Street

  • Bronzeville: Southside Office, 4233 S. Indiana

  • Englewood: Our Redeemer Church, 6430 S. Harvard

  • Englewood: St. Bartholomew, 6720 S. Stewart Ave

  • Altgeld Gardens: Our Lady of the Gardens Church, 13300 S. Langley

East St. Louis

  • 10 N. 16th Street

St. Louis

  • St. Stephens Church, 3949 Wilmington Ave., St. Louis, MO

Peoria

  • Ward Chapel AME Church, 511 N. Richard Allen Drive

Rockford

  • Fairground Projects, 1015 W Jefferson St, addr needs verification

  • Sabruke Project, need help with this address

  • Selavere Court, need help with this address

  • Fairgrounds Housing Center, 1050 W. Jefferson Street

  • Grace United Methodist Church, 1451 W. State Street

  • Saint Elizabeth Community Center, 1536  S. Main Street

  • BPP Rockford Headquarters, 529 Pierpoint Avenue

Citation and Credit:

Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Program Locations

Locations of the Illinois Chapter

Illinois Deputy Chairman Fred Hampton

Citation and Credit: Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party

Locations of the Illinois Chapter

College Speaking Engagements

Not an exhaustive list. Citation and Credit: Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party

Courtesy of Ann Campbell-Kendrick

  1. Wilson Junior College, 6301 S. Halsted, ongoing organizing beginning July 1968

  2. Crane Junior College, 2250 W. Van Buren, November 15, 1968

  3. UIC Circle Campus, 1200 W. Harrison, November 26, 1968

  4. Northern Illinois University, 1425 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115, November 26, 1968 

  5. Northeastern University, 5500 N. St. Louis, Chicago, IL, December 10, 1968

  6. Roosevelt University, 480 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL, January 8, 1969

  7. UIC Circle Campus, 1200 W. Harrison, Chicago, January __, 1969

  8. YMCA College, 211 W. Wacker, Chicago, January 14, 1969

  9. UIC Champaign, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801, February 4, 1969

  10. UIC Champaign, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL, February 8, 1969

  11. UIC Circle Campus, 1200 W. Harrison, Chicago, February 10, 1969

  12. UIC Champaign, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL, February 17, 1969

  13. UIC Circle Campus, 1200 W. Harrison, Chicago, February 17, 1969

  14. Crane Junior College, 2250 W. Van Buren, February 17, 1969

  15. Crane Junior College, 2250 W. Van Buren, February 18, 1969

  16. Northeastern University, 5500 N. St. Louis, Chicago, IL, February 20, 1969

  17. Chicago State Teachers College, 6800 S. Stewart, Chicago, February 20, 1969

  18. Northern Illinois University, 1425 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115, February 25, 1969

  19. Loop City College, 30 E. Lake Street, Chicago, March 7, 1969

  20. Beloit College, Beloit, WI, March 23, 1969

  21. Northern Illinois University, 1425 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115, March 23, 1969

  22. Roosevelt University, 480 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL, March 26, 1969

  23. Dominican College, Racine, WI, March 27, 1969

  24. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, April 2, 1969

  25. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, April 18, 1969

  26. DePaul University, Chicago, May 9, 1969

  27. *Dates and Locations still being compiled*

  28. Chicago City Colleges Southeast Campus, 8600 S. Anthony Avenue, Chicago, IL, December 3, 1969, Last public speech of Chairman Fred Hampton

Citation and Credit: Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Program Locations

Locations of the Illinois Chapter

Coming Soon: Rainbow Coalition Locations, Shootings, Police Raids

Citation and Credit: Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party