A crowd of protesters (36K)
Bishop John C. Walker - Center(31K)
Larry Goldberg, lifetime Maxwell St. resident, and Jimmie Lee Robinson - Center (27K)
Youngest Protester (20K)
Piano C. Red playing, perhaps, the last Blues ever to be heard on Maxwell Street(30K)
Blues Musician Frank "Little Sonny" Scott Jr. (right) next to his son(45K)
Supporter from the Pilsen neighborhood, trying to save their neighborhood too (17K)
Illinois State Senatorial candidate Mark Loveless passionately addressing the crowd (20K)
Reverend John Johnson and Loyola grad student Brian Meir(17K)
Protest sign(18K)
Piano C. Red's Blues ending(24K)
It was cold but sunny. About 50 people showed up at the corner of Maxwell and Halsted streets in Chicago; from all walks of life: Blues musicians, Blues fans, UIC students, street vendors, ministers, parishioners, residents of the area, residents from the nearby Pilsen neighborhood, reporters, local business people, preservationists, politicians, and academics.
Jimmie Lee Robinson (born and raised on Maxwell Street) played and spoke about his song: Maxwell Street Tear Down Blues. Piano C. Red and his band spoke and played too. Speeches were also made by Chuck Cowdery (President of the Maxwell Street Historic Preservation Coalition), Mark Loveless(candidate for Illinois State Senate), Dan Marmer(UIC grad student in Geography), Bishop John C. Walker (of the Gethemene Baptist Church), John Bradley(a Maxwell Street vendor of 38 years), Lionel Trepenier (Environmental activist), Tyner White (Artrist), Steve Balkin(Professor of Economics), and Brian Meir(Loyola U. grad student).
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