Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL

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Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL

CEMETERY

Founding Date:
1854

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Cap Anson Baseball 17-Apr-1852 14-Apr-1922 Early MLB superstar, Hall of Famer

Thomas A. Dorsey Musician 1-Jul-1899 23-Jan-1993 The father of gospel music

Enrico Fermi Physicist 29-Sep-1901 29-Nov-1954 First controlled nuclear chain reaction

Kenesaw Mountain Landis Baseball 20-Nov-1866 25-Nov-1944 First Commissioner of Baseball

James R. Mann Politician 20-Oct-1856 30-Nov-1922 Congressman from Illinois, 1897-1922

Jesse Owens Track and Field 12-Sep-1913 31-Mar-1980 Four track and field medals in 1936 Olympics

Ted Radcliffe Baseball 7-Jul-1902 11-Aug-2005 Double Duty

Pops Staples Guitarist 28-Dec-1915 19-Dec-2000 Blues guitarist

Harold Washington Politician 15-Apr-1922 25-Nov-1987 First black Mayor of Chicago

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Activist 16-Jul-1862 25-Mar-1931 Civil rights advocate

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