"The Violation of a Constitutional Right"

ID: 6333 ~ Source: "The violation of a constitutional right / edited by L. A. Martinet," 1893, The Historic New Orleans Collection, Permanent Collection, https://catalog.hnoc.org/web/arena/search#/entity/thnoc-archive/5259/the-violation-of-a-constitutional-right-%2F-edited-by-l.-a.-martinet.

This file appears in: Louis A. Martinet and Albion Tourgée

The Citizens’ Committee pamphlet challenged the legality of the 1890 Separate Car Act. Notice the printing location at the Crusader offices, and the editor, Louis A. Martinet.

This file appears in: Louis A. Martinet and Albion Tourgée

Louis A. Martinet and Albion Tourgée

By Lauren Smith, edited by Jessica Dauterive

Louis A. Martinet was a key player in the fight for civil rights in New Orleans. Born December 28, 1849, his multiracial identity as the son of a free woman of color and a Belgian man placed him within the community of Creoles of color in Louisiana.…