jan 1, 1719 - Chicago is founded

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In Wilkerson's novel "The Warmth of Other Suns" Wilkerson states," . . .in 1779, the first permanent settlement in what is now known as Chicago. "(Wilkerson 537) This is significant for my migrant Ida to find this place because she migrated to a piece of history. It was a place where she wanted to settle and live her life away from the harsh segregation in the South.

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