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Pages in category "African-American mayors in Louisiana" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pierre Caliste Landry (April 19, 1841 – December 22, 1921) was born into slavery and went on to become an attorney, Methodist Episcopal minister, mayor, newspaper editor, and state legislator in Louisiana. [1]
Crouch, Barry A. "Black Education in Civil War and Reconstruction Louisiana: George T. Ruby, the Army, and the Freedmen's Bureau." Louisiana History 38#3 (1997), pp. 287–308. online; De Jong, Greta. A different day: African American struggles for justice in rural Louisiana, 1900-1970 (U of North Carolina Press, 2002) online. De Jong, Greta.
State Number of statewide executive officials U.S. Senators U.S. at-large Representatives Total Notes Arizona 1 1 Arkansas 1 1 California 5 1
Pierre Caliste Landry – Ascension Parish 1874–1878 (also Louisiana House, postmaster, and mayor) Jules A. Masicot – Orleans Parish 1872–1876 (also Louisiana House and Louisiana Constitutional Convention) [45] Julien J. Monette – 3rd State Senate District/Orleans and St. Bernard parishes 1868
This category is for persons who have held the position of mayor in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
In 1971, black candidates were running for 21 of 27 parish seats in Madison Parish, a sign of the changing times. In other parts of Louisiana, African Americans were also running for local offices. [16] In 1974, Adell Williams was elected as mayor of Tallulah, the first African American to hold the office.
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