Economic impact
Co-founded the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) in 1940 and the DuSable Museum of African American History (originally the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art) in 1961, which relocated to Washington Park in 1973. The DuSable Museum's collection grew to house over 100,000 historical artifacts, art pieces, and archival documents, serving as a primary cultural repository. Burroughs served as Director of the museum until 1984.