The quadroon concubines of New Orleans on Wanton WeekendsPosted in Articles, History, Louisiana, Media Archive, United States, Women on 2015-11-28 20:05Z by Steven |
The quadroon concubines of New Orleans on Wanton Weekends
Jude Knight
2015-10-25
In New Orleans at the end of the 18th Century, a wealthy white man would generally live on his plantation with his wife and children, but he would also have a townhouse in New Orleans where his other family lived: his quadroon mistress and the children he had made with her.
To the men and women involved, these marriages de la main gauche (left-handed marriages) were honourable arrangements. The women were faithful to their protectors, and the men were expected to provide for their children. It was what a gentleman did…
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