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When the Portuguese first sailed down the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 1430's, they were interested in one thing. Surprisingly, given modern perspectives, it was not slaves but gold.. There was a very small market for African slaves as domestic workers in Europe, and as workers on the sugar plantations of the Mediterranean.Rather than trading slaves back to Muslim merchants, there was an emerging market for agricultural workers on the plantations.he era of European slave trading was about to begin...Source
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The Discovery of the New World
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The Conquest and subjugation of the people and Island of Hispanola
between the period of 1492-1496 the Spanish conquerers along with the free Black invaders that accompanied them began there interbreeding wiht the subjucated Indian population which marked the beginning of Hispaniola's Mulatto Race : the First Hispanics of the
Western hemisphere and the forerunners of the Creole Race
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The beginning of French Colonization in the New World. click here
Giovanni da Verrazano ( French Exployer of Italian descent) the first recorded European to visit the East Coast of the present-day United States
click here
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The Term Creole became a Racial connotation denoting those born in the New World
with at least one parent being born in the Old World..Most Generaly a Mixture of all Three Races
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The first recorded emancipation of an African slave in Louisiana
The first recorded emancipation of an African slave in Louisiana was that of Louis Congo, who obtained his freedom by accepting a position as colonial executioner in the early 1720s.
From the very beginning of its history, free people of color resided in New Orleans. During the Spanish era of colonial rule the New Orleans free black population grew rapidly. Many owned successful businesses or engaged in the professions and amassed substantial estates that included real, personal, and slave property. Many of New Orleans' shoemakers, cigar makers, ironworkers, furniture makers, and lithographers were free People of Color.
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Jacques
V. OGE’, free Haitian Creole
, educated
in France, organized military camp in U.S. and returned
to Haiti to lead a slave revolt in 1791; was executed
following his surrender. “Early American Writers”,
Chapel Hill Univ., North Carolina Press (1935)
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Claude
Pierre Thomas METOYER formed a union with Marie Therese COINCOIN
and created
the first Creoles of Color in Isle Breville, La. (now
described as Cane River) Nine children
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AUGUSTIN
METOYER,
twin son of Claude Metoyer & Coincoin
along with Louis his brother donated the land for
the first CATHOLIC CHURCH on Isle Breville, La. (now known
as Cane River MARIE THERESE
COINCOIN was a very hardworking woman who with
Claude Pierre’s help purchased the freedom of
all of her children, exported cotton and jute to Africa
and the West indies, amassed acres of property, owned
slaves, all with the help of her sons.
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FRENCH
LOUISIANA TERRITORY
was SOLD to the United States on April 30th for $15,000,000, Rights.
At that time the La. Territory comprised of more than
900,000 acres or l/3 of the United States
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AUGUSTIN
METOYER,
twin son of Claude Metoyer & Coincoin
along with Louis his brother donated the land for
the first CATHOLIC CHURCH on Isle Breville, La. (now known
as Cane River).
MARIE THERESE
COINCOIN was a very hardworking woman who with
Claude Pierre’s help purchased the freedom of
all of her children, exported cotton and jute to Africa
and the West indies, amassed acres of property, owned
slaves, all with the help of her sons.
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FRENCH
LOUISIANA TERRITORY
was SOLD to the United States on April 30th for $15,000,000, Rights.
At that time the La. Territory comprised of more than
900,000 acres or l/3 of the United States
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Sr. HENRIETTE DeLILLE (DeLisle)
was born in New Orleans of
wealthy Creole parentage
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EUGENE
WARBOURG- 1825 - 1861
- Noted Sculptor, taught
by Gabriel, a Frenchman under duress. Most outstanding
works: “The Fisherman” and “The First Kiss” |
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PAUL
TRAVIGNE
was born; he was a teacher for 40 years
in New Orleans, Editor in Chief ofNEWSPAPER
L’UNION and LA TRIBUNE until 1869 and reported on contraversial issues of his
time
LUCIEN MANSION (nicknamed
Lolo Mansion - renown Poet.
His words published in LA
TRIBUNE
and LE CRUSADER, Told of PERSECUTION of Creoles in
1855. He helped many escape the
prejudice financially to flee to Mexico, Northern U.S.,
France and the West Indies
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SISTERS
OF THE HOLY FAMILY
founded by Creole women - HENRIETTE
DeLILLE (DeLisle) JULIETTE GAUDIN and JOSEPHINE
CHARLES
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First CREOLE PUBLICATION
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Rudolph
Lucien Desdunes,
Noted Writer and Creole Historian - Author of “Nos
Hommes et Notre Histoire” (Our People and Our History)
from his book.--”Creoles
of Color played an extraordinary role in both the cultural
& political history of Louisiana - they excelled in
all the major professions. slaves
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CREOLES
PETITIONED
President
LINCOLN for Civil Rights which were granted under
Civil Rights and Political Recognition in La. Legislature
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1864 |
Creoles
DENIED voting rights
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1868 |
Creoles
GAINED voting rights
, full equality and school integration
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Lt.
Gov. P.B.S.
PINCHBACK
became Governor of Louisiana (lasted only two months)
His grandson, Jean TOOMER was noted author
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1873 |
C.C. Antoine
became Lt. Governor of Louisiana
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LAFCADIO
HEARN
noted author, wrote “Gombo Zhebes” Dictionary
of Creole proverbs
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