History is turning toward Black history: In Chicago's DuSable debate, in remembering the Tulsa Massacre. Five books guide the way. | Books
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune CHICAGO â Ephraim Martin has been asking Chicago, and asking Chicago, and asking Chicago, for years to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the first permanent non-indigenous settler of the land that became Chicago. Heâs been asking for nearly 30 years. Heâs asked the city to erect a 25-foot statue of DuSable, and to create a DuSable city holiday. He also wants Lake Shore Drive renamed for DuSable. Heâs been pushing the idea for ages. Martin, like DuSable, was an immigrant: DuSable was Haitian, and Martin, chairperson of the ...