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Numerous drag performers participated in the Chicago Pride Parade. (Photo by Emily Rich)

Two participants ride with one of the motorcycle clubs participating in the Pride Parade. (Photo by Emily Rich)
The first Chicago Pride Parade was organized on Saturday, June 27, 1970, as a march from Washington Square Park to the Water Tower at the intersection of Michigan and Chicago Avenues; many of the participants also marched on to the Civic Center (now Richard J. Daley Plaza). (Photo by Emily Rich)

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