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The Black Man Who Founded Chicago — Then History Erased Him

The Black Man Who Founded Chicago — Then History Erased Him — the story history tried to erase. In 1856, an early record of Chicago's founding said something no one expected: "The first white man who settled here was a Negro." The man it described was Jean Baptiste Point DuSable — and for 150 years, the city he built forgot his name. In this video, you'll discover: • Who DuSable was and how a Haitian-born trader built Chicago's first permanent settlement in the 1780s • How the Kinzie family published a book inside DuSable's own house — and claimed they founded Chicago instead • Why DuSable was erased from Illinois history for 150 years, and what it took to bring his name back • The story of Kitihawa, the Potawatomi woman who sent warriors to free DuSable from a British prison 📌 Visual Note: Few photographs from DuSable's era exist. Some visuals are AI-assisted recreations based on historical descriptions and documented records to help bring his story to life. All facts are verified from sources including the Encyclopedia Britannica, National Park Service records, and the DuSable Heritage Association. Timestamps: 0:00 - The Paradox 0:47 - The Story Chicago Wanted to Tell 3:46 - Who Really Built This? 4:24 - Jean Baptiste Point DuSable 9:26 - Two Stories Side by Side 11:47 - How a City Erases Its Founder 13:50 - The Fight to Remember 16:21 - How Many Other DuSables? 16:49 - What You Can Do Sources & Further Reading: • Encyclopedia Britannica — "Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable" • Juliette Kinzie, "Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the North-West" (1856) • DuSable Heritage Association — dusableheritage.org • Field Museum — "Who Was Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable?" • National Park Service — National Register of Historic Places (NHLS/76000690) Who else from Illinois deserves to have their story told? Drop a name in the comments — and subscribe for more hidden history the textbooks left out. #DuSable #ChicagoHistory #ForgottenHistory #IllinoisHistory #BlackHistory #HiddenHistory