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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Quinn Chapel AME (Quinn Chapel) is the oldest |
| 3 | | African American church in Chicago, and it sits upon
the first |
| 4 | | real estate owned by African Americans in the City; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Quinn Chapel AME is a member of the 4th Episcopal |
| 6 | | District of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME)
church, and |
| 7 | | stewards Quinn Chapel for its benefit; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Quinn Chapel AME has consistently and |
| 9 | | continuously served as an oasis and beacon of hope for
African |
| 10 | | Americans of and around the Bronzeville community for over 175 |
| 11 | | years; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The building housing Quinn Chapel AME, located at |
| 13 | | 2401 South Wabash in Chicago, is listed
on the National |
| 14 | | Register of Historic Places; it is designated as an Illinois |
| 15 | | and Chicago Landmark and holds many other
historic |
| 16 | | designations; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Quinn Chapel AME served as a platform for early |
| 18 | | expression of African American culture; Frederick Douglas, |
| 19 | | George Washington Carver, Martin Luther King, and many other |
| 20 | | African American scholars
and orators spoke from its pulpit; |
| 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Suffragette Susan B. Anthony advocated from |
| 2 | | Quinn's pulpit after being banned from speaking at the
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| 3 | | Columbian Exposition in 1893; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Quinn Chapel provides necessary services to the |
| 5 | | surrounding community through youth mentoring,
societal |
| 6 | | reentry, and homeless outreach programs and initiatives, among |
| 7 | | others, as well as senior and
supportive housing through its |
| 8 | | support of The Renaissance Collaborative and other housing |
| 9 | | providers; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Quinn Chapel is increasing its historic cultural |
| 11 | | service to the wider community through, without
limitation, |
| 12 | | free historical education and tours by its Historic |
| 13 | | Preservation Ministry, community outreach through
its Peace in |
| 14 | | the Streets Ministry, and by hosting cultural, educational, and |
| 15 | | social events through its External
Hospitality Ministry; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Quinn Chapel is an integral and vital asset to the |
| 17 | | surrounding community as it evolves into a racially
and |
| 18 | | economically diverse neighborhood and tourist hub; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Through congregational giving, along with |
| 20 | | multiple foundation and a few municipal and federal
grants, |
| 21 | | Quinn has made significant progress on a comprehensive physical |
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| 1 | | restoration that will further increase
its ability to |
| 2 | | positively impact the surrounding community; therefore, be it
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 5 | | recognize the historic and cultural significance of Quinn |
| 6 | | Chapel; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That we applaud the significant and ongoing |
| 8 | | effort made by Quinn Chapel in helping to preserve this
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| 9 | | tangible aspect of its heritage; and be it further
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage the Department of Commerce and |
| 11 | | Economic Opportunity's Office of Tourism
and the Metropolitan |
| 12 | | Exposition Authority to consider including Quinn Chapel public |
| 13 | | tours and event space in their
promotional materials for |
| 14 | | McCormick Square and Bronzeville; and be it further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 16 | | presented to Quinn Chapel as an expression of our esteem and
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| 17 | | respect.
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