Feb 6, 2018
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent resident of what later became Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the "Founder of Chicago". There are no records of Point du Sable's life prior to the 1770s. Though it is known from sources during his life that he was of African descent, his birth year, place of birth, and parents are unknown. A historical novel published in 1953 helped to popularize the commonly recited claim that he was born in 1745 in Saint-Marc in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). #JeanBaptisteSable #JeanBaptistePointDuSable #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM (at New Jersey)