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== Legacy == Throughout his career, Commodore portrayed African-Americans in a humanizing dignified way, and his work is widely considered to have been a major step away from [[racial stereotyping of African-Americans]], particularly [[African characters in comics|in comics]].<ref name="MTS U Chicago" /> Commodore's step-daughter Lorin Nails-Smoote donated the Chester Commodore Papers, which included original artwork, letters, photographs and awards to the [[Chicago Public Library]] in 2007. The following year, a free public exhibition titled "Chester Commodore, 1914-2004: The Work and Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist of Color" opened at the library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagodefender.com/cartoonist-chester-commodore-acute-s-works-displayed-at-woodson/|title=Cartoonist Chester Commodore´s works displayed at Woodson|date=2008-05-27|website=Chicago Defender|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
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