14th Amendment passed: Oscar Dunn inaugurated Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

June 13, 2012 8:24 AM CDT By Joelle Fishman
14th Amendment passed: Oscar Dunn inaugurated Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

On June 13, 1866 the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting citizenship to African Americans was passed by Congress. Two years later, on the same day, Oscar James Dunn was elected Lieutenant-Governor of Louisiana. Dunn, a Radical Republican was the highest elected African American at the time and was instrumental in establishing public education in Louisiana. He actively supported universal suffrage, fought for jobs for newly freed slaves and established the People’s Bakery, owned by the Louisiana Association of Workingmen. Over 50,000 people attended his funeral in New Orleans.

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Joelle Fishman
Joelle Fishman

Joelle Fishman chairs the Connecticut Communist Party USA. She is an active member of many local economic rights and social justice organizations. As chair of the national CPUSA Political Action Commission, she plays an active role in the broad labor and people's alliance and continues to mobilize for health care, worker rights, and peace. Joelle Fishman preside el Partido Comunista de Connecticut USA. Es miembro activo de muchas organizaciones locales de derechos económicos y justicia social. Como presidenta de la Comisión Nacional de Acción Política del CPUSA, desempeña un papel activo en la amplia alianza laboral y popular y continúa movilizándose por la atención médica, los derechos de los trabajadores y la paz.

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