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and his father Albert had the venue built in 1897, intending it to be a social and political meeting hall. Architect Samuel Atwater Treat gave the building a
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features. In its first decades, the Forum hosted speeches and rallies from politicians of all major parties and various community events.
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neighborhood, but the Forum continued to serve as a community center. Several civil rights organizations met in the Forum, including the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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played the venue often. In the 1940s, the building became the headquarters of the
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property in Cook County, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places
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is a historic event venue at 318-328 E. 43rd Street in the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Forum (Chicago) is located in Chicago metropolitan area
The Forum (Chicago) is located in Illinois
The Forum (Chicago) is located in the United States
Chicago, Illinois
41°49′00″N 87°37′07″W / 41.81667°N 87.61861°W / 41.81667; -87.61861
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Bronzeville
Grand Boulevard
community area
Chicago
Illinois
William Kent
Late Classical Revival
Georgian Revival
Great Migration
African-American
National Negro Congress
Scottsboro Boys
racially integrate Major League Baseball
Freedom Riders
jazz
Nat King Cole
Tiny Parham
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
National Register of Historic Places

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