DuSable Reunion 2008: November 2007

( A private secure event welcome to Reunion Patrons Only)

Images from the 2004 Reunion's Panther Pride Picnic

School History

DuSable High School
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DuSable High School is a Bronzeville high school opened in 1934. It is named after Chicago's first non-native inhabitant and trader, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable. DuSable was first built to accommodate the growing Phillips High School in the 1930's, but instead the campus was renamed.
DuSable High was surrounded by the Robert Taylor Homes, a predominantly black housing project, once the largest in the US, though now almost completely demolished. The school primarily serves students from the Homes and the Bronzeville Area, explaining DuSable's current 99% black student enrollment.
It is one of the most famous schools in Chicago, due to the influence of music teacher Walter Dyett during the 1930s and 40s. Famous DuSable attendees/graduates include: Harold Washington, Redd Foxx, Maurice Cheeks, Gene Ammons, Johnny Griffin, Nat Cole, Ronnie Boykins and Don Cornelius. Dr. Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, a prominent African-American artist and writer and co-founder with her husband of the DuSable Museum of African-American History, taught at the school for 23 years.
The school is now divided into three smaller schools that operate inside of DuSable. They are the Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, the Betty Shabazz International Charter School, and the Williams Prep School of Medicine.

JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DU SABLE

(1745-1818)"The Founder of Chicago"
Du Sable was said to have been born a free Black in St. Marc, Saint Dominique (Haiti). He was the son of a French mariner and an African-born slave mother. His father took him to France to be educated. In the early 1770's he made his way up the Mississippi to the Chicago area. Here he established a trading post on the North Bank of the Chicago River mouth. His business prospered and became the center of a permanent Chicago settlement. His trading post was the main supply station for White trappers, traders, les coureurs des bois and the natives. Du Sable made many trips to Canada to bring back furs and it was reported that he was very closely associated with the French in New France. It was only in 1968, that he was finally recognized as the man who founded Chicago.
Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable was born in St. Marc, Haiti around 1745. He was the son of a French Sea Captain and a slave mother. He was educated in France and later worked on one of his father's ships as a seaman.
Du Sable was very well educated and spoke French, Spanish and English fluently. He collected fine art and owned several European rare art pieces.
Du Sable was injured on one of his voyages and he was put ashore in New Orleans to heal. After his recovery, he made his way up the Mississippi River to Illinois where he settled in Peoria. He eventually owned over 800 acres in the area.
Jean married a Potawatomi Indian named Kittihawa. They had a son named Jean and a daughter named Susanne. In 1779 he departed Peoria and explored north to an area called Eschikagou, (Chicago) by the Indians. DuSable, recognizing it's future potential, decided to settle in the area and built the first permanent home on the banks of the Chicago River.
He established a trading post which became the main point of supply for traders and trappers heading west. Du Sable's trading post did very well and he became quite wealthy. A granddaughter was born in 1796 becoming the first child born in Chicago.
In 1800 Du Sable sold his entire holdings and moved to Missouri. He died on August 29, 1818 in St. Charles, Missouri.

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Lucille Edwards
Greg Evans
Michael Fizer
Odessa Flentall
Yvonne Flentall
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Sheila Gray
James Greer
Veda Habler
Shannon Hamilton
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Dwight Harris
Charles Haywood
Cleris Heggs
Anthony Hill
Danielle Hollerway
Ellen Horne
Eddie Humphrey
Teresa Hyche
Lenora Jackson
Anna Jackson
Mary Perkins
Patricia Jefferson
Anthony Johnson
Connie Johnson
Judy Johnson
Twana Johnson
Shelisa Johnson
Patricia Johnson
Heidi Jones
Willie Jones
Gail Kelly
Karen Kelly
Roger Kimbrew
Darnella Kimbrew
Karen Lindsey
Geno Lowe
Johnny Lowe
Viola Lusborough
Kevin Mahone
Vanessa Mardis
Matthew Marshall
Beverly Martin
Vickie Martin
Bernandine Martin
Dawnise Mason
LaToya McCormick
Mary McCarrol
Karen McClure
Bruce McFall
Portia McFall
Beverly McGee
Brenda Merrell
Linda Merrell
Dorothy Mitchell
Angela Money
John Moore
LaDonna Moore
Paulette Moreland
Richard Morgan
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Jacqueline Nash
Denise Nelson
Kenneth Newsome
Della Nicholas
Sherry Parker
Belinda Phipps
Joyce Phipps
Maurice Pierce
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Mamie Powell
Fred Price
Michelle Price
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Jones Richmond
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Mildred Robinson
Gladys Rogers
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Michael Rogers
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Calvin Ruggs
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Michael Shelby
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DuSable Reunion 2008

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Friday Night Event: Red & Black Reception / Reunion's Opening Party

2004 Reunion Banquet Dinner & Honors Ceremonies

Saturday, November 10, 2007

2004 Panther Pride Picnic

Reunion Souvenir

2008 Reunion Banquet Facility: The Grand Ballroom

Friday Opening Party Venue: Charles Hayes Center

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