A former slave, Polidore came to Louisiana from Virginia during the Civil War and fought on the Union side. After the war he settled in the area and changed...

Life on the planation sketch. Tags: #culture of sugar cane #fr paret arrives #fr parets watercolors #emancipation proclamation #rost home colony #Historical...

The Gleaner by Robert Fisher, a black American artist and educator at Destrehan High School. Tags: #emancipation proclamation #emancipation proclamation ...

Code Noir legislation Tags: #emancipation proclamation