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C. C. Antoine
Louisiana politician and civil rights activist (1836-1921) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caesar Carpentier Antoine (c. 1836–1921) was a soldier, businessman, editor, and African-American Republican politician in Louisiana during the Reconstruction era.[1] He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was a member of the Louisiana Senate before serving as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.
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Biography
Born a free man of color in New Orleans,[1] Felix C. Antoine was his brother.[1][2]
During the Civil War, he served as Captain in the 7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry and 10th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment.[3] After the war, he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. He was a member of St. Paul's Colored Methodist Episcopal Church and lived in the Allendale neighborhood.[1]
He was elected as a state senator for Caddo Parish in 1868, partaking in the Louisiana Constitutional Convention.[1] He served until 1872 when he was elected to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, the third man of color to hold that position.[1][2] He co-founded a newspaper with P. B. S. Pinchback, his immediate predecessor.
He became a Worshipful Master in Freemasonry in 1884. Shreveport's Freemason Lodge Number 185 of the Prince Hall Masons is named in his honor.[1]
In 1887, he co-founded Comité des Citoyens, which fought the case that became Plessy v. Ferguson, and became its vice-president.[1]
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Legacy and honors
In 1984, a Shreveport park was named for Antoine and a sculpture of him was installed in it.[1] A tombstone was dedicated at Antoine's gravesite on Memorial Day, 31 May 1999.[1][4]
In 2008, C. C. Antoine Celebration was established as an annual event during Black History Month in Shreveport.[5]
Antoine's house in Shreveport was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1999.[1][6] It was destroyed by fire in May 2022.[6]
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