Adolphe Duhart

Adolphe Duhart (1830–1908) was a Louisiana Creole writer who wrote fiction, poetry, and plays. He resided in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the mid- to late-19th century. His writing was in the French language. Typical themes for Duhart were describing the difficulties of the three caste system in New Orleans at the time, the castes being white people, slaves, and free people of color. He also wrote about feminism and parenthood. At times, he was directly critical of the culture in New Orleans in the mid- to late-19th century.

Quotes

• The city of New Orleans is a city where les assassins et les voleurs sont considérés comme des gentlemen, où les policemen prennent, à tort et à travers, de pauvres noirs comme de points de cible pour leur revolver, où un cochon volé a plus de valeur que la vie de n’importe quel citoyen. [original French text].
  • Adolphe Duhart in his poem La Pluie as published in The Louisiana Weekly on September 17, 1888, and September 24, 1888.
• The city of New Orleans is a city where assassins and thieves are considered to be gentlemen, where policemen wrongly use poor blacks as targets for their revolver, [and] where a stolen pig has more value than the life of any citizen. [English translation of the above text]
  • Audrey J. Gibson in "Battling a World of Hate with Hope: Unearthing the Life and Work Battling a World of Hate with Hope: Unearthing the Life and Work of Adolphe Duhart", The Macksey Journal, Volume 1, Article 14, 2020.