On this day in 1750, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the “Father of Chicago,” was born.
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Courtney P. Joseph, associate professor of history and African American studies at Lake Forest College, is writing a book on Chicago's Haitian history.
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago.
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The city recognizes du Sable as the first permanent settler and founder of Chicago. But until recently, so many didn't know his story and the...
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An entrepreneur and explorer. Born to a French father and an enslaved African mother in St. Marc, St. Domingue (present-day Haiti) around 1745.
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The city's historically Black neighborhoods (like Bronzeville, Pullman, Chatham, Jackson Park Highlands, Kenwood, and Oakland to name a few) grew to become...
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Several speakers talked about how Haitian American trader Jean Baptiste Point DuSable founded Chicago.
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Chicago adopts a resolution designating May as Haitian American Heritage Month. The resolution aims to celebrate Haitian culture, legacy and continuing...
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A full building permit has been issued for 400 Lake Shore Drive. Planned by Related Midwest, the development is rising on the site of the former Chicago Spire...
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The popular publication named the "71 Most Beautiful Streets in the World," with Chicago's DuSable Lake Shore Drive making the cut.
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