From boxing and running track at DuSable High School to making history as the city's first Black mayor, Harold Washington was larger than life.
CBS 2's Jim Williams takes a look at where Washington took us, and how his legacy lives on today.There are tributes to him across the city: the stunning, central library and a city college both downtown; an elementary school on the Far South Side; parks to the north and south; a cultural center in Bronzeville, where he grew up; and affordable housing in Rogers Park all bearing his name.
"Not just women, but also people of color, also gay and lesbian, and folks with disabilities," she said."He stood for love of the city, I think he stood for love of people, and I think he stood for everybody having a fair shake." The Washington legacy lives on in an interactive exhibit at the DuSable Museum. It teaches one of his most important lessons.
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