Remembering victims of 1919 Chicago race riot: 38 names set in stone

As Chicago celebrates the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, our city is embracing a renewed sense of possibility. At nearly the same moment, another remarkable civic milestone quietly reached completion. Across Chicago, all 38 people killed during the Chicago race riot of 1919 are now permanently commemorated through public art installed at or near the places they lost their lives. These two milestones are different in purpose, but deeply connected in meaning. One is encouraging us to…