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p. 175-76 How and when would whites and blacks “appeared to be acting in concert” in New Orleans?
p. 177 What plan did Abraham Lincoln have for Louisiana?
p. 178 Who was the white creole, Anthony Fernandez?
p. 179 Lincoln excluded12 parishes from Union control, including New Orleans. What was his thinking?
p. 179/80. What happened when Lincoln divided Louisiana?
p. 181. “We had never been slaves. We had waited long enough.” What was Boisdore referring to?
p. 182. Did the Union Association accept free people of color as partners?
p. 183. We finally learn about the birth of Homere Patris Plessy, who as a young man would be known as Homer.
p. 184. Why didn’t the Reconstruction plan start in Louisiana?
p. 185 Why was this headline unprecedented: “Free Colored Men Admitted to Seats”?
p. 185-6 What did the 10 percent solution mean? Why was it a giant step back for the black population?
p. 187. How do you understand this statement: “When the national existence is at stake, and the liberties of the people in peril, faction is treason.” What does this speech remind you of?
p. 188. Do you think that Lincoln was just, moral, or politically expedient when he refused to consider the political request of the Louisiana representatives?
p. 189. What was Lincoln’s advice to the governor about defining the elective franchise?