Investing in Citizenship: Free Men of Color of Color and the case against Citizens Bank ~ Antebellum Louisiana

<p>Despite the popularity of free people of color in New Orleans as a research topic, the history of free people of color remains misunderstood. The prevailing view of free people of color is that of people who: engaged in pla<em>ç</em>age, attended quadroon balls, were desperately dependent upon the dominant population, and were uninterested or afraid to garner rights for themselves. Contemporary historians have endeavored to amend this stereotypical perception; this study aims to be a part of the trend of revisionist history through an in-depth analysis of the co-plaintiffs in <em>Boisdoré and Goulé, f.p.c., v. Citizens Bank</em> and their case. Because Boisdoré and Goulé sue at critical time in New Orleans history, three decades after the Louisiana Purchase during the American transformation of New Orleans, their case epitomizes the era in which it occurs. In bringing suit, Boisdoré and Goulé attempted to thwart some of those forth coming changes.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Francis, Hannah J

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mitchell, Mary
• Atkinson, Connie
• Mizell-Nelson, Michael

• Free People of Color
• Antebellum New Orleans
• Banking
• Boisdore and Goule,f.p.c. v. Citizens Bank
• Creole
• Americanization
• History

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1353

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2410