MARCH 12 1773—This is the most probable date when Black explorer Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable begins building the settlement, which would eventually become the city of Chicago, Ill. The Haitian-born (c 1745) du Sable would over time become a man of considerable wealth, owning commercial build­ings, docks, trading posts and a mansion. Du Sable … Continued

From the Atlanta Daily World:

MARCH 12 1773—This is the most probable date when Black explorer Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable begins building the settlement, which would eventually become the city of Chicago, Ill. The Haitian-born (c 1745) du Sable would over time become a man of considerable wealth, owning commercial build­ings, docks, trading posts and a mansion. Du Sable … Continued

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