Salwa Nacouzi, Les créoles louisianais défendent la cause du Sud à Paris (1861-1865) : latinisme contre anglosaxonisme

Abstract

During the Civil war, the French-educated Creole elite of Louisiana played an important part in efforts to persuade France to support the Confederacy. This article analyses the arguments put forward by three famous Creoles living in Paris during the Civil War (Paul Pequet du Bellet, Dr Alfred Mercier and Dr Charles Delèry) to rally French public opinion to the cause of the Confederacy. Faced with a strong anti-slavery sentiment, they argued that France’s interest lies in defending the South and its “Latin race” from the aggressions of the Anglo-Saxon North.

Mots clés

Louisiane, créole, guerre de Sécession, confédérés, Etats-Unis,
Louisiana, Civil War, Creole, United States, Confederacy

Salwa Nacouzi est maître de conférences à l'Université de Poitiers.

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