Enslaved Africans and free people of color of Louisiana deserve the title of ldquo;Founding Fathersrdquo; just as much as the French; the Spanish; and the Americans. In spite of their subjugated role as slaves; African Americans of Louisiana; and subsequently New Orleans; were contributors to the success of the state and the city far beyond their role within the labor force. Imported into the Louisiana Territory by John Lawrsquo;s Company of the Indies; enslaved Africans; fed on a pound of corn a day; gave birth to American figures of the 19th and 20th centuries. Mahalia Jackson; Louis Armstrong; Homer Plessy; Marie Laveau; Buddy Bolden; Julies Lion; Alice Dunbar-Nelson; the fighting men of the Louisiana Native Guard; Ernest ldquo;Dutchrdquo; Morial; and many other African Americans contributed to the growth and development of New Orleans. Every African American citizen of New Orleans is intrinsically connected to the cityrsquo;s cultural and political landscape.
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