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Dracos Anthony Dimitry
Dracos Anthony Dimitry (September 17, 1858 - October 24, 1918) was a mixed race Louisiana Creole people, Louisiana Creole councilman, mayor, solicitor, and railroad station agent. His grandmother was Marianne Celeste Dragon and his first cousin was George Pandely. He was a member of the prominent New Orleans mixed Greek Creole family known as the Dimitry Family. The family underwent countless hardships of racism throughout the 19th century two major incidents involving the family were documented in court entitled ''George Pandely#Early life, Forstall, f.p.c. v. Dimitry (1833)'' and ''George Pandely#Pandelly Affair, Pandelly v. Wiltz (1854)''. The Creole family was heavily pressured to Passing (racial identity), pass as white because during the Jim Crow era laws became more severe including Racial segregation#United States, segregation and eventually the one-drop rule was adopted in Louisiana by 1910. Dracos was born in New Orleans to Creole educator Jean Baptiste Michael Dracos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dimitry
Alexander Dimitry (February 7, 1805 – January 30, 1883) was an American author, diplomat, educator, journalist, lawyer, orator, and publicist. He was the first state superintendent of public instruction in Louisiana and represented the United States as Ambassador to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. He was the first person of color to hold both offices and despite his mixed heritage (quadroon), he was one of the few people of color to serve in the bureaucracy of the Confederate Government. Alexander generally passed as white but still witnessed countless incidents of racism. Two major incidents involving his family were documented in court entitled ''Forstall, f.p.c. v. Dimitry (1833)'' and ''Pandelly v. Wiltz (1854)''. Throughout his entire life, Alexander underwent constant persecution and was always reminded of his skin color and ethnic background. Dimitry was born in New Orleans to a Greek white father, Andrea Dimitry, and to a mixed Greek-African mother, Marianne Céleste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
