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Aristede Dejoie (died 1917) was a businessman and state legislator in Louisiana. He served as a member of the
Aristede Dejoie (died 1917) was a businessman and state legislator in Louisiana. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
The Louisiana House of Representatives (french: link=no, Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This chamber is composed of 105 repr ...
from 1872 to 1874 and 1877 to 1879.
He also served as a tax assessor
Tax assessment, or assessment, is the job of determining the value, and sometimes determining the use, of property, usually to calculate a property tax. This is usually done by an office called the assessor or tax assessor.
Governments need to ...
. He and T. B. Stamps asserted their civil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of ...
by purchasing tickets to the dress circle at the St. Charles Theatre
The St. Charles Theatre was a theater in New Orleans, United States, between 1835 and 1967.
It was founded by James H. Caldwell to replace the Camp Street Theatre and was for a time the only English language, English theater in New Orleans. It w ...
in New Orleans in 1875. He was secretary if the Cosmopolitan Insurance Association.
Personal life
Dejoie was the father of Paul Dejoie and C.C. Dejoie. He also was aRepublican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
in the era of progressivism and pro-Black sentiment within the party during and after Reconstruction
Reconstruction may refer to:
Politics, history, and sociology
*Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company
*'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
.
In his political career he represented New Orleans
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Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...
, where he opened a bakery and eatery. He was a leader in the local affiliate of the Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...
National Negro Business League
The National Negro Business League (NNBL) was an American organization founded in Boston in 1900 by Booker T. Washington to promote the interests of African-American businesses. The mission and main goal of the National Negro Business League was ...
and helped lead Unity Life Insurance with his sons to become an influential firm despite facing discrimination.
See also
*African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) after passage of the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 and 1868 as well as in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy, disenfranchisement, ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dejoie, Aristede 1917 deaths Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Year of birth missing African-American state legislators in Louisiana