Arts & Entertainment

Chicago Artist Creates Dolls Telling The Stories Of The Great Migration

One South Side artist, Rhonda Hardy, is telling some of those stories through a series of dolls called "Bronzeville Babies."

(CBS Chicago)

February 15, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) – The Great Migration brought a half-million people to Chicago from the south, each with different hopes, dreams, skills and backgrounds.

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One South Side artist, Rhonda Hardy, is telling some of those stories through a series of dolls called "Bronzeville Babies."

"They always have earrings. They always have jewelry on," Hardy said.

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