A news article in the Weekly Louisianian recognizes Aristide Mary as an honorary member of the Crescent City Arthur Republican Central Club.

ID: 6474 ~ Source: “Crescent City Arthur Republican Central Club,” Weekly Louisianian, May 27, 1882, America’s Historical Newspapers.

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Aristide Mary

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

Aristide Mary’s politics embodied Creole activism in New Orleans. A native of the city, Mary’s mixed race ancestry shaped his experiences and political ideas. Educated in Paris, Mary became a lawyer but his family’s inheritance helped propel him…