Louis A. Martinet
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Louis André Martinet was a lawyer, publisher, and state legislator in Louisiana. He served during the Reconstruction era. He served as a state representative from St. Martin Parish from 1872 until 1875. He published The Crusader and was active opposing segregation.He was also a notary.[1] The Louis A. Martinet Legal Society is named for him. In 1984 the Louis Martinet Society organized efforts to elect more Black judges in News Orleans.[2]
Further reading
- Albion W. Tourgée and Louis A. Martinet: The Cross-Racial Friendship behind "Plessy v. Ferguson" by Carolyn L. Karcher, MELUS, Vol. 38, No. 1, Cross-Racial and Cross-Ethnic Collaboration and Scholoarship (Spring 2013), pages 9-29, Oxford University Press
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