Daniel Desdunes

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Son of Rodolphe Desdunes who boarded a train car in 1892 to contest the Separate Car Act. Although the attempt was unsuccesful, it set the stage for the upcoming Plessy v. Ferguson case.

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Rodolphe and Daniel Desdunes

By Connie Dorsey Abdul-Salaam and Jason Van, edited by Jessica Dauterive and Lauren Smith

Born in New Orleans in 1849, Rodolphe Desdunes actively participated in the city’s Creole social and political scene, eventually co-founding the Comité des Citoyens (Citizens’ Committee) in 1891. As the son of Pierre Feremie Desdunes, of Haitian…