A French Émigré and The Ideological Origins of Louisiana
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"A French Émigré and the Ideological Origins of Louisiana" is an intellectual biography of a prominent citizen in early Louisiana, Étienne Mazureau, to whom little historical attention has been bestowed. The paper commences with a chapter on racial attitudes in antebellum New Orleans, stemming from Mazureau's interview with Alexis de Tocqueville and analyses the influence of the Haitian Revolution in New Orleans. Additionally, the essay includes a chapter on affairs of honor which Mazureau crusaded against. Finally, the conclusion highlights ethnic tensions in early Louisiana and states that further research should analyze Mazureau’s, and other French lawyers’, impact on Louisiana law.
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