The De Saible Cabin was a replica of the trading post established by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the first non-Native permanent settler and founder of Chicago, of Black and Haitian descent who arrived in the Chicago area around 1780.
The cabin was built in the Midway area of The Century of Progress, and was erected with help from Annie E. Oliver, an African-American teacher and activist, with the support of the African-American women of the De Saible Memorial Society.
Because of the blatant racist attitudes of the Century of Progress organizers– i.e. only hiring Blacks unless employed as kitchen help, or in such stereotyping attractions at the fair such as the African Dips, the Plantation, and Darkest Africa show, the De Saible Society’s exhibit was a breakthrough in educating the population, while lauding Black Chicago’s heritage, and instilling pride in the community.
The cabin was built in the Midway area of The Century of Progress, and was erected with help from Annie E. Oliver, an African-American teacher and activist, with the support of the African-American women of the De Saible Memorial Society.
Because of the blatant racist attitudes of the Century of Progress organizers– i.e. only hiring Blacks unless employed as kitchen help, or in such stereotyping attractions at the fair such as the African Dips, the Plantation, and Darkest Africa show, the De Saible Society’s exhibit was a breakthrough in educating the population, while lauding Black Chicago’s heritage, and instilling pride in the community.
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