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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; before 1750 – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder.
The Field Museum and DuSable Museum of African American History discuss the life and legacy of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, the first permanent non-Indigenous settler in Illinois.
- 58 min
- 1957
- Field Museum
Oct 21, 2023 · This is the journey and struggles of Haitian immigrant Jean-Baptiste Point du Sable, whose entrepreneurial spirit led him to become a Black man of enormous wealth in an era in America when that was nearly impossible.
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Jun 29, 2021 · Who Was Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the New Namesake of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive? Chicago leaders voted to rename the city’s iconic lakeside roadway after a Black trader and the first...
- Nora Mcgreevy
Jun 21, 2024 · Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; before 1750 – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder.
Jean-Baptiste-Point DuSable was a pioneer trader. He was the first non-Native American to settle in what is now Chicago. DuSable was born around 1745 or 1750 in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). His father was French Canadian and his mother was a slave from Africa.
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Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable (born 1750?, St. Marc, Sainte-Domingue [now Haiti]?—died August 28, 1818, St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.) was a pioneer trader who founded the settlement that later became the city of Chicago. He is considered the “Father of Chicago.”
