Funeral of Andre Cailloux in New Orleans, July 29, 1863
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Illustration from Harpers Weekly, August 29, 1863
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The Funeral of André Cailloux
Since its founding 150 years earlier, New Orleans had never seen anything like it: immense crowds of black residents, including members of thirty-some mutual aid societies, thronging Esplanade Avenue for more than a mile to witness the funeral…