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The unsung legacy of Margaret Burroughs: ‘We called her mama’
Published 10 months, 3 weeks ago
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Margaret Burroughs was a force to be reckoned with. An artist and a poet in
Chicago from the 1920s until her death in 2010, she was also a teacher, an
organizer, and the founder of the DuSable Black History Museum. Her birthday is
November 1. Curious City and the Burroughs Legacy Project at the Invisible Institute
tell the story of one of her lesser-known passions: educating people incarcerated in
Illinois.