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Du Sable

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[doo sah-bluh, sahb, dyoo, dy sah-bluh] / du ˈsɑ blə, ˈsɑb, dyu, dü ˈsɑ blə /

noun

  1. Jean Baptiste Pointe 1745?–1818, U.S. pioneer trader, born in Haiti: early settler of Chicago.

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But nobody really knows what Du Sable looked like, so a "likeness" of him is out of the question.

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While at Du Sable High School, he won the city championship in the 120-yd. high hurdles.

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