The Consulate of Haiti in Chicago was invited by the DuSable Museum in Chicago to present about our culture and history as part of the NOBLE Program. This is one-of-a-kind summer mentoring program which expands on NOBLE’s school-year program, “The Law & Your Community,” and features a weekly student visit to the DuSable. During each of these visits the museum invites the Consulate staff from selected Consulates representing Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Caribbean, to come and meet with the children and their mentors, talk with them about your country, its unique history, arts and culture.

Marie Casimir represented the Consulate sharing the connection between Haitian History and African American history, including the founding father of Chicago, Jean Baptiste Point-DuSable. Ms. Casimir also introduced the students to the rich celebrations and gatherings of the Haitian-American community in Chicago.

Learn more about The DuSable Museum :

The DuSable Museum of African American History is dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art. The DuSable Museum was chartered on February 16, 1961. Its origins as the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art began in the work of Margaret and Charles Burroughs to correct the perceived omission of black history and culture in the education establishment.The museum was originally located on the ground floor of the Burroughs' home at 3806 S. Michigan Avenue. In 1968, the museum was renamed for Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a Haitian fur trader and the first non-Native-American permanent settler in Chicago.

Learn more about Jean Baptiste Point-DuSable :

www.frontenac-ameriques.org/histoire-et-memoire/article/un-franco-haitien-fondateur-de (in french)

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