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Feb 18, 2006 18:12:33 GMT -5
Post by UniverseSeven on Feb 18, 2006 18:12:33 GMT -5
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable (1745-1818) Founder of Chicago Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable was an entrepreneur who was recognized in 1968 as being the "Father of Chicago, Illinois." Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable was the son of a French sea captain and an African-born ex-slave. He was born around 1745, in Saint Dominique, Haiti. His father sent him to France to be educated, and he learned to speak English and Spanish in addition to his mother tongue, French. He became an aficionado of European art and owned several fine pieces. When he returned from France, he went to work on his father's ships. When Du Sable was about twenty, he undertook a voyage to New Orleans. The vessel sank and Du Sable was injured. When he arrived in New Orleans without his identification papers, he discovered the port had been taken over by the Spanish government. He was in danger of being captured and sold as a slave, but was rescued by French Jesuit priests who protected him until he was well enough to travel again. He travelled up the Mississippi river to the St. Louis area, then settled in a frontier area near what is now Peoria, Illinois. Du Sable was accepted by the local Potawatomi Indians and took a Potawatomi woman as his common law wife. He called her Catherine, and they had a son and a daughter together. They were officially married some years later when a priest became available. They prospered financially and eventually owned over 800 acres of land in the Peoria area. Du Sable briefly acted as an intelligence agent for the British during the Revolutionary War, but they suspected him of having strong sympathies with the French government, which was aiding the colonists in their rebellion, and they jailed him for a short time, after which he ceased spying for them. In the late 1770s Du Sable headed north to explore the region near the shores of the Great Lakes. He saw potential in a marshy area which had been passed over by previous European explorers. Whites in the area had been fearful of attacks from hostile Native Americans. Du Sable, however, got along well with various Indian tribes, and he knew several of their languages. He stayed and built a five-room house, the first permanent structure in the area. (It stood in what is now downtown Chicago.) In 1780 Du Sable was appointed to the post of liaison officer between the territorial government and the Port Huron Indians. The Indians had requested his appointment to the position. Around 1782 Du Sable established a trading post which grew in success, becoming well-known all around the Great Lakes region. The trading post became the main supply source for fur trappers, traders, and Indians in the area. After a few years, Du Sable's trading post also supplied staple food items to trading posts in Canada and Detroit. It had a mill, bakery, dairy, smokehouse, poultry house, and workshops, barns, and stables. Du Sable's business thrived, and he owned much livestock; he became quite wealthy. In 1784, he brought his wife and children to live with him in Chicago (the word "eschikagou", in a local Indian language, meant something like "stinky-smelling place"--they called the area that because of the swamps.) Du Sable's granddaughter was born in 1796; she was the first baby born in Chicago. For unknown reasons, in 1800 Du Sable sold his property in the Chicago area for $1,200 and moved to Missouri to live with some of his children and grandchildren. He died in 1818, and his fortune was gone. He was buried in the Catholic cemetery in St. Charles, Missouri. - Susan Robinson www.gibbsmagazine.com/dusable.htm- Although there is not a large body of primary sources on DuSable, references to him can be found in many documents from the 1700s. Virginia Julien and Lorraine Passovoy have assembled these references in their The Black Root: Documents of Pointe Sable and Chicago. N.p.: V. Julien, 1983. F548.4.P66J85 1983. References can be found, too, in other works, such as: Heward, Hugh. “Journal” as quoted in Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Site of the Du Sable / Kinzie House. Chicago: The Commission, 1977, which contains the following passages: [original spelling and punctuation maintained] Monday May 10th, 1790 Stopt at Point sables anchord with the Cannots [boats] & began to hull Corn & bake Bread, & arranged everything for the next Morning . . . Left the cannots at point Sables & took his Purogue [canoe] bought of him 41 lb Flour and baked in Bread . . . and 29 ld pork . . . & paid him with 13 yds 4/4 cotton. - FRIENDS OF DUSABLE www.dusableday.org/Dusable%27s%20History.html- Chicago, known as the "Second City" and the "Windy City" (the Potawatomi who used to live in the area before white settlement called the marshes on which Chicago was later built "Checagou"), is the third-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles. Chicago is located in the Midwestern state of Illinois along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. When combined with its suburbs and nine surrounding counties in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, the greater metropolitan area known as Chicagoland encompasses a population of nearly 10 million people. Growing from its 1833 founding as a frontier town of the Old Northwest into one of the world's premier cities, Chicago is ranked as one of 10 "Alpha" (most influential) world cities by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. Chicago was the site of the world's first skyscraper, and today is the financial, transportation, and cultural capital of the Midwest. Chicago also leads the country in the number of conventions hosted annually. The city has long been known around the world as a financial, industrial, and transportation center and for its ethnic diversity. Chicago's skyscrapers, local cuisine, political traditions, and sports teams are some of its most recognized symbols. A variety of colloquial nicknames reflect Chicago's unique character. A resident of Chicago is referred to as a Chicagoan. There is some ambiguity regarding the suburbs - some residents call themselves "Chicagoans" and identify with the central city, while others rarely deal with or visit the central city. Typically, residents of Chicago will identify themselves with one of the many neighborhoods of Chicago. For an excellent map of the neighborhoods of Chicago, see this map. About one-third of central-city Chicagoans are Caucasian, another third African American, around a quarter Hispanic and one-tenth Asian, with small amounts of other groups filling in the remainder. Chicago also has several dozen distinct neighborhoods to match its ethnic diversity; the city is divided into 77 official community areas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago
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May 7, 2009 15:34:22 GMT -5
Post by SAMURAI36 on May 7, 2009 15:34:22 GMT -5
I had the blessing of visiting the DuSable institute, and speak with the Manager, and get her views about art, and the soul of Chicago. Thanx for sending this.
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May 8, 2009 15:24:09 GMT -5
Post by Longevity on May 8, 2009 15:24:09 GMT -5
Word that's very interesting and informative. It's peace to see that a great such as Chi-Town was started by and man of color. This does however further my thoughts on what is taught by the Moors as to people of color controling the Colonies and U.S. at one time.
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WARPATH
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Jul 13, 2009 1:03:51 GMT -5
Post by WARPATH on Jul 13, 2009 1:03:51 GMT -5
I'm in Chicago right now...........
There are millions of people stacked up on top of each other. People aren't meant to live like this.
Plus the interstate system sucks....
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Jul 13, 2009 12:43:47 GMT -5
Post by SAMURAI36 on Jul 13, 2009 12:43:47 GMT -5
I'm in Chicago right now........... There are millions of people stacked up on top of each other. People aren't meant to live like this. Plus the interstate system sucks.... You are driving? Why don't you take the transit?
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Jul 13, 2009 14:50:09 GMT -5
Post by Healthy Merking on Jul 13, 2009 14:50:09 GMT -5
the cities of North America
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Jul 13, 2009 17:29:21 GMT -5
Post by SAMURAI36 on Jul 13, 2009 17:29:21 GMT -5
I personally don't have any problems with large metropolitan areas....
Having grown up in NY, I actually prefer the metro lifestyle, over anything else, and there are just as many perks to it, as there are setbacks.
You have access to any and everything you want in the world. In a large metro area, the world comes to you, when you don't have the time or opportunity to go see the world.
The city is ful of diversity and life, and it possesses a wealth of resources, be they intellectual, cultural, financial, and even social.
Having spent nearly a decade in the South, I would take the good, bad, and ugly of a big city over the ignorance, lack of motivation, slowness, and closed mindedness of the South any day.
PEACE
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Jul 13, 2009 18:46:07 GMT -5
Post by Healthy Merking on Jul 13, 2009 18:46:07 GMT -5
I personally don't have any problems with large metropolitan areas.... Having grown up in NY, I actually prefer the metro lifestyle, over anything else, and there are just as many perks to it, as there are setbacks. You have access to any and everything you want in the world. In a large metro area, the world comes to you, when you don't have the time or opportunity to go see the world. The city is ful of diversity and life, and it possesses a wealth of resources, be they intellectual, cultural, financial, and even social. Having spent nearly a decade in the South, I would take the good, bad, and ugly of a big city over the ignorance, lack of motivation, slowness, and closed mindedness of the South any day. PEACE i dont disagree with that i dont know how much you might know about Toronto (i have heard it described as a 'sister' city to Chicago, and from my brief tastes of Chicago, i dont disagree) - but its a great place - resourceful, multicultural, vibrant, etc its great until the cities fall, ill be in the city, trying to figure out a way to make them more efficient i guess
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WARPATH
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Jul 15, 2009 12:33:12 GMT -5
Post by WARPATH on Jul 15, 2009 12:33:12 GMT -5
I'm in Chicago right now........... There are millions of people stacked up on top of each other. People aren't meant to live like this. Plus the interstate system sucks.... You are driving? Why don't you take the transit? It took the train down to Millenium park, but the system is messed up, so i had to hop on a crowded bus...... would've been easier to drive, exspecially when you have little kids
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Jul 15, 2009 12:38:45 GMT -5
Post by WARPATH on Jul 15, 2009 12:38:45 GMT -5
There are cameras in some neighborhoods that record crime.
Cameras on the street.
Recording Crime
24/7
Recording.....
People.
Why are these cameras only in certain parts of the city? What makes one neighborhood worse than another?
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Jul 16, 2009 20:24:49 GMT -5
Post by SAMURAI36 on Jul 16, 2009 20:24:49 GMT -5
You are driving? Why don't you take the transit? It took the train down to Millenium park, but the system is messed up, so i had to hop on a crowded bus...... would've been easier to drive, exspecially when you have little kids Ahh, I see. It sounds like you aren't too accustomed to mass transit. They've been working on the CTA trains here. It's a slight inconvenience, but I think it'll be well worth it in the long run. Yeah, that's another inconvenient reality that comes with being in a big city.... And what makes one neighborhood worse than another, is the fact that, people of color live in them, in the eyes of the Powers That Be. You see the same thing in DC, in Brooklyn, in Newark, in Philly, and in Oakland. Out of curiosity, where are you from, and where do you reside currently?
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Jul 16, 2009 23:40:02 GMT -5
Post by .-<(B.1.6.6.E.R.)>-. on Jul 16, 2009 23:40:02 GMT -5
Metro Areas - why are they called Metro ?
Metropolis - why is dam near everything built off of this silent movie made in 1927 ?
what the hell is going on ?
why do i have this feeling that something serious is about to happen ?
wth!
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WARPATH
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Jul 17, 2009 1:31:10 GMT -5
Post by WARPATH on Jul 17, 2009 1:31:10 GMT -5
Ahh, I see. It sounds like you aren't too accustomed to mass transit. They've been working on the CTA trains here. It's a slight inconvenience, but I think it'll be well worth it in the long run. Yeah, that's another inconvenient reality that comes with being in a big city.... And what makes one neighborhood worse than another, is the fact that, people of color live in them, in the eyes of the Powers That Be. You see the same thing in DC, in Brooklyn, in Newark, in Philly, and in Oakland. Out of curiosity, where are you from, and where do you reside currently? I use ride the transit system in Denver CO, to school and work everyday. And yes sometimes it was crowded. The difference between now and then is I didn't have children, and it makes a big difference when you have little babies on a crowded bus. I live on the reservation in South Dakota. I was born in Denver CO. I lived between the reservation, Denver, and Rapid City (Rape Capitol) in SD. Right now I'm back in Denver for the week. I was in Rapid City yesterday, I was home on the reservation this morning. The difference between the Denver's traffic and Chicago's, is the interstates have more lanes in places where they need them, so even when traffic is heavy, the flow keeps moving. But then again, Chicago is just crazy over populated.
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Jul 20, 2009 19:24:47 GMT -5
Post by Heavym3ntal on Jul 20, 2009 19:24:47 GMT -5
The whole reason and purpose of survealance is not to watch you, but really Fine you. Another reason for this global camera system watching you is to control the nwo agenda, which is the global welfare state. And to keep them under control with FINES. The cameras are there to recognize you and sustain you. This is the main reason why cameras are being setup, to control the welfare state. This is the science behind the CHIPS. its just a welfare rfid chip. Everyone will living the same, own the same things..there will be no crime you will be fed thru the government, why would you go against them? with crime? Why would you misbehave when the recognizer is out there? classism is disappearing, crime will and is. This is the real nwo and agenda of the cameras(recognizers).
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Jul 21, 2009 17:07:41 GMT -5
Post by Longevity on Jul 21, 2009 17:07:41 GMT -5
Metro Areas - why are they called Metro ? Metropolis - why is dam near everything built off of this silent movie made in 1927 ? what the hell is going on ? why do i have this feeling that something serious is about to happen ? wth! Damn Sun that movie got you wildin. The word, context of it and the concept behind it (Metropolis) has been aroound before this movie was even thought of. Watch the anime version that was released in 2001. It's deep too.
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