First Chicago Haitians Collection

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Title

First Chicago Haitians Collection

Description

First Chicago Haitians was an exhibit that highlighted notable Haitian Americans in Chicago and their accomplishments.

Type

still image

Identifier

HC1100

Coverage

Chicago (Ill.)

Collection Items

Lesly Conde
Former Counsel General of Haiti in Chicago 2004-2018

Lesly Benodin
First Haitian Owner of a Car Dealership; Donated the Monument of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable to Chicago

Lionel Jean-Baptiste
First Haitian American on the Cook County Circuit Court Bench

Courtney Pierre-Cain
First Haitian American Researcher- Comprehensive Studies of Haitians in Chicago, Lake Forest College

Mark
Image of Mark. He is holding a Haitian flag. He is standing next to a drum.

Kwame Raoul
First Haitian American State Senator

Jean Alexandre
Ambassador of Haiti to UN, 2002-2004; Diplomat of the American College of Obstretrics and Gynecology

Elsie Hector Hernandez
Founder of HAMOC

Colette Jeffries
First Haitian Female Entrepreneur- Travel Agency

Jean Yves Hector
First Haitian Teen Visual Artist
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