RECONSTRUCTION

1877

1865

Our Mission is to serve as a resource and gathering point for those descendants of leaders in the Reconstruction Era, and those who have a general historical interest in that period.

This site is dedicated to the memory of those courageous people of color who served as leaders of their community in the years after the Civil War. Whether through religion, education, or politics, they provided leadership during a time when many of our ancestors were newly emancipated. One of our goals is to compile a database of information on these leaders. Anyone descended from or who has information on one of these individuals, please contact us at: Jari Honora coincollector400@yahoo.com

Pierre Caliste Landry First Black Mayor in United States

RESOURCES: AfriGeneas.com Reconstruction Forum USGenWeb.com FamilySearch.org Beginning African American Genealogy Freedmen's Bureau Online

Benedict Pierce Jefferson Parish Police Officer

Alcee Labat Early Undertaker in New Orleans and member of the Comite de Citoyens

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RECONSTRUCTION BIBLIOGRAPHY: Freedom Bound: A Study of the Reconstruction 1868 t0 1875 by Henrietta Buckmaster Black New Orleans 1860-1880 by John W. Blassingame From Slave to Statesman: The Legacy of Joshua Houston, Servant to Sam Houston by Patricia Smith Prather & Jane Clements Monday Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877 by Eric Foner Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders during Reconstruction by Eric Foner Black Legislators in Louisiana During Reconstruction by Charles Vincent