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Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable: founder of Chicago

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The Black Experience in Children's Books

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Title
Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable: founder of Chicago
Names
Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977 (Author)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1953
Place: New York
Publisher: J. Messner
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc B-Pointe de Sable (Graham, S. Jean Baptiste Point de Sable)
Topics
Pointe de Sable, Jean Baptiste, 1745?-1818
African American trappers
Chicago (Ill.) -- History
Genres
Books
Children's literature
Physical Description
Extent: Ix, 180 p. 22 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 53009746 /L
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR751978-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11770106
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf90eac0-7cfb-0134-95e8-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1896: Creator Born
  • 1953: Issued
  • 1977: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22dffc00-10bd-0135-48b9-3f7e8e3c62f6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 4, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22dffc00-10bd-0135-48b9-3f7e8e3c62f6

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1953). Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22dffc00-10bd-0135-48b9-3f7e8e3c62f6

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Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable