#DuSable Museum

[alwaysbewoke]

Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable was born in Saint-Domingue, Haiti (French colony) during the Haitian Revolution. At some point he settled in the part of North America that is now known as the city of Chicago and was described in historical documents as "a handsome negro" He married a Native American woman, Kitiwaha, and they had two children. In 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, he was arrested by the British on suspicion of being an American Patriot sympathizer. In the early 1780s he worked for the British lieutenant-governor of Michilimackinac on an estate at what is now the city of St. Clair, Michigan north of Detroit. In the late 1700's, Jean-Baptiste was the first person to establish an extensive and prosperous trading settlement in what would become the city of Chicago. Historic documents confirm that his property was right at the mouth of the Chicago River. Many people, however, believe that John Kinzie (a white trader) and his family were the first to settle in the area that is now known as Chicago, and it is true that the Kinzie family were Chicago's first "permanent" European settlers. But the truth is that the Kinzie family purchased their property from a French trader who had purchased it from Jean-Baptiste. He died in August 1818, and because he was a Black man, many people tried to white wash the story of Chicago's founding. But in 1912, after the Great Migration, a plaque commemorating Jean-Baptiste appeared in downtown Chicago on the site of his former home. Later in 1913, a white historian named Dr. Milo Milton Quaife also recognized Jean-Baptiste as the founder of Chicago. And as the years went by, more and more Black notables such as Carter G. Woodson and Langston Hughes began to include Jean-Baptiste in their writings as "the brownskin pioneer who founded the Windy City." In 2009, a bronze bust of Jean-Baptiste was designed and placed in Pioneer Square in Chicago along the Magnificent Mile. There is also a popular museum in Chicago named after him called the DuSable Museum of African American History.

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[ask-chubby-hamilton]

//Went to the DuSable Black History Museum a few hours ago, and it was awesome, but traumatizing.

I feel really bad for my ancestors but i got cool pictures!

Theres more pictures, I'll repost this to show you all of them

[sakurabreeze]

Margaret Burroughs (1915-2010), US artist, writer, poet, educator, and arts organizer. She co-founded the Ebony Museum of Chicago, now the DuSable Museum of African American History

[littlewestern]

Images from the 1954 moving of the U-505 submarine to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

From the MSI website:

The U-505 arrived in Chicago on June 26, 1954, only to face another major hurdle: an 800-foot overland trip from Lake Michigan to the Museum. The task required extensive planning to cross Lake Shore Drive (now DuSable Lake Shore Drive) without destroying the pavement and tying up traffic. Engineers designed an elaborate rail and roller system to move the heavy sub out of the water and over the land. The city closed Lake Shore Drive the night of September 2, 1954 to allow the sub to cross. It took another week for the sub to complete its journey from the road to the Museum.

[lboogie1906]

Jean-Baptiste-Point DuSable (November 4, 1745 - August 28, 1818) a frontier trader, trapper, and farmer is regarded as the first resident of what is now Chicago. He was born free in St. Marc, Saint-Dominique. His mother was an African enslaved, and his father was a French mariner. He traveled with his father to France, where he received some education. It was through this education and work that he learned languages including French, Spanish, English, and many Indian dialects.

He arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1765, he learned the colony had become a Spanish possession. Having lost his identification papers and been injured on the voyage, he was almost enslaved. He migrated north, settling in an area near Peoria, Illinois. He lived in what is now Michigan and Indiana as well during the 1770s. He was arrested at what is now Michigan City by British troops who considered him a spy and was imprisoned at Fort Michilimackinac before being released to manage a tract of woodlands in Eastern Michigan. He married a Pottawatomie Indian woman, Kitihawa who was called Catherine in a traditional Pottawatomie ceremony. The couple had a daughter and a son. They married in a Catholic ceremony (1788).

They settled on the shore of Lake Michigan in a marshy area called Eschikagu. He built a home on the north bank of the Chicago River, claimed about 800 acres of land, and established a thriving trading post that included a mill, smokehouse, workshop, barn, and other smaller buildings. The post became a major supply station for other traders in the Great Lakes region. In 1796 their granddaughter became the first child born in Chicago.

He sold his trading post for $1,200 and moved to St. Charles, Missouri. He was commissioned to operate a ferry across the Missouri River. He never prospered as he did in what would become Chicago. A high school, museum, harbor, park, and bridge in Chicago have been named or renamed after him and the place where he settled at the mouth of the Chicago River is recognized as a National Historical Landmark. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[broadcastarchive-umd]

"The Black Experience," a sixty-episode series produced by WTTW, Chicago, was broadcast over PBS stations in 1973. Charles R. Branham, then a Fellow at the Center for Urban Studies at the University of Chicago, wrote and acted as host for this series, exploring the history of blacks from their African heritage to the present. Today, Dr. Branham is a Senior Historian for the DuSable Museum of African-American History in Chicago.

[mdsc951]

On this day in 2008 Drummer Buddy Miles, who played with Jimi Hendrix in his last regular group, Band of Gypsys, died aged 60 at his home in Austin, Texas after struggling with a long-term illness. Born George Allen Miles in Omaha, Nebraska, Buddy's nickname was a tribute to his idol, jazz drummer Buddy Rich. Rich also played with The Delfonics, The Ink Spots, Wilson Pickett, Electric Flag, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Muddy Waters and Barry White. In the 1980s, he achieved a certain amount of notoriety in the US as the vocalist on the celebrated claymation California Raisins commercials. (at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpq9BxsJqvv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[philipesteem]

WINEDOUT LGBTQ + ALLY FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL In honor of LGBTQ+ History month we have created another experience called WINEDOUT for the LGBTQ+ and Ally community. This event showcases us and our love for food, wine and spirits. Come sample and enjoy tasting experiences from local minority or LGBTQ+Ally owned businesses.

Our venue The DuSable Museum Rotunda is great historical venue to add another layer to the experience.

Join us and our beautiful LGBTQ+ Ally people of color community while sampling and purchasing great food, wine, and our signature cocktails.

Music by DJ Ron Carroll #ebanman #lgbtqchicago #lgbtqevents #lgbtqmilwaukee

#indianaprideofcolor #blackpridestl #blackpride #chicagoblackpride

[higherlearningtvshow]

Monday Morning Mindfulness on The Female Solution/HLN-TV Show welcomes Chicago's own legendary  Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in The Color Purple on Broadway. Her performance also earned her a 2006 Theatre World Award, also showing her skills as an actress in Chicago PD, and so much more. (https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/felicia-fieldsand so much more) We discuss her role in helping bring this unique, divine, soul healing, earth shaking, phenomenal play to the city of Chicago with lots of Chicago talent, including Chicago's own E. Faye Butler, Angel , Mary Q. Angel, all inspired by the awesome story written by Author/Speaker/Playwright, Denise Jones. (A Diamond From The Rough at DuSable Museum) Get Your Tickets NOW! BeyondTheDoorPlay.com updates on blog: tumbler.com/higherlearningtvshow

[nomadicpuppeteer]

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is the leading destination for Black arts, culture, research, and education in Chicago. I am so glad I took the time to travel across the city during my visit to experience this gem thronged with Black greatness.

The DuSable is the nation's oldest independent African American Museum, and holds over 15,000 pieces dedicated to Black culture and education. I have been wanting to visit this musuem for quite some time, and it was one of many stops I had to make during my visit to Chicago.

For over 60 years, the mission of the museum has been to empower people with knowledge provided in the form of visual art, lectures, live performances, and workshops. Located on the city's south side, the museum is one of many noteworthy places on Chicago's south side.

I took my time appreciating this cultural treasure. I wondered if I would have been a key contributor to civil rights and community empowerment and education like the Black Panthers. Or would I have been a pioneer of Black storytelling like John Johnson, founder of the Johnson Publishing Company? Or would I have had the courage of Kathryn Magnolia Johnson who served as an educator, activist, and secretary with the YMCA during World War I? I didn't have to wonder for long before I realized that I too, am a vessel for truth. 

Racial violence is a tried and true part of the history of the world. Throughout Europe and the Americas, racial violence towards people of African descent was and still is prevalent to this day. Those who refused to be led to their death, rather choosing to lead various revolutions of sorts, were persecuted. When I read about these people, I'm inspired to make the most of the opportunities I've been given. I'm inspired to continue being the change I want to see in the world.

[lesoreillesouvertes]

What a sunny day ! Still cold 🥶

Exploration du campus universitaire où se trouvent plusieurs musées : DuSable museum et l’histoire des Afro américains à travers les guerres, Smart Art museum, Hyde park museum…

À côté de l’autoroute pour voiture : l’autoroute des vélos !

À côté de l’autoroute des vélos : l’autoroute des piétons 😝

Faut faire gaffe aux coureur•euses très nombreux•ses sûrement en préparation du Marathon. Courir en mini-short alors qu’il fait 7degrés ? No problem.

[blacktruthdotnet]

DuSable Museum Teams Up With Walgreens For Black History Month Hoodie Drop

The apparel is available while supplies last at nine Chicago Walgreens locations and two suburban stores. By Jamie Nesbitt Golden Article Reprint The DuSable Museum is partnering with Walgreens to sell limited-edition hoodies and T-shirts at participating stores for Black History Month. Credit: Instagram/Walgreens WASHINGTON PARK — Love the DuSable Museum? You can buy a limited-edition museum…

[lothlorienlover]

Chicago, 1954, the U-505 Submarine arrived on the shores of Lake Michigan after a 3,000-mile tugboat ride. It faced one more trip to reach the Museum of Science and Industry: across Lake Shore Drive (now DuSable Lake Shore Drive.)

Engineers designed an elaborate rail and roller system, and the road was closed to allow it to cross. The trip took a week to complete.

[lboogie1906]

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (November 1, 1915 – November 21, 2010) was a visual artist, writer, poet, educator, and arts organizer. She co-founded the Ebony Museum of Chicago, now the DuSable Museum of African American History. An active member of the African American community, she helped to establish the South Side Community Art Center, whose opening on May 1, 1941, was dedicated by FLOTUS Eleanor Roosevelt. There at the age of 23, she served as the youngest member of its board of directors. A long-time educator, she spent most of her career at DuSable High School. She was a prolific writer, with her efforts directed toward the exploration of the African American experience and to children, especially to their appreciation of their cultural identity and to their introduction and growing awareness of art. She is credited with the founding of Chicago’s Lake Meadows Art Fair in the early 1950s.

She earned a BA and MA in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

She taught at DuSable High School on Chicago’s Southside (1946-69) and (1969-79) was a professor of humanities at Kennedy-King College, a community college in Chicago. She taught African American Art and Culture at Elmhurst College in 1968. She was named Chicago Park District Commissioner by Harold Washington in 1985, a position she held until 2010. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphakappaalpha

[votava-records]

Blackie · Roy Kinsey

Chicago born and raised, Roy Kinsey is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to tradition in his respective industries. where being a black, queer-identified, rapper, and librarian may be an intimidating choice for some, Roy Kinsey’s non-conformist ideology has informed his 6th album, and self proclaimed, “best work yet,” Kinsey: A Memoir. KINSEY: A Memoir, arguably more poignant than Blackie: A Story by Roy Kinsey, captures a dark, sinister, yet sincere, and potent musical performance by Kinsey. Kinsey’s observations are strong on ‘Memoir,’; shaped by early traumas that threatened to debilitate his belief in himself as well as the abilities of his family. It is the manifestation of a queer man, in a black body, coming of age in Chicago.”

Featured on the cover of major local publications like, Chicago Reader and the Chicago Tribune, in and on major national, and  international publications like Billboard, LA Times, NPR, WBEZ’s Vocalo,  WGCI and the RedEye, his “deft skill for storytelling,” is proving to solidify him and his contributions in the cannon of black music and literature. Kinsey’s video BSAYF (B****, She Ain’t You Friend), exploring black queer identity and spirituality, premiered at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), the Art Institute of Chicago, the Harold Washington Cultural Center and the Dusable Museum. Kinsey has shared his lyrics on the stages of the legendary First Avenue in Minnesota, Thalia Hall, Soho House, Lincoln Hall, Logan Square Auditorium, Schuba’s, and Empty Bottle, and has recently done a series of performances/exhibitions with the Chicago Public Library’s seasonal book and theme programming of race and music, One Book, One Chicago.

His professional development in librarianship has fueled his desire for self examination and then reporting his findings, in rhyme. He intends and believes the success of his present and future creative works will touch the hearts of many because it comes from the heart.

Roy Kinsey is a librarian for Chicago Public Libraries.