Born in Iberville Perish, Louisiana in 1810 a free black man. He was the son of black Frenchman Antoine Dubuclet Sr., and Marie Felecite Gray. Both were free blacks; his father was part owner of the Cedar Grove sugar plantation, near Baton Rouge. Dubuclet took over his father's responsibilities at the plantation when he passed away, which held more than seventy slaves. In 1834, the plantation was divided between Dubuclet and his siblings.
Some time in the mid 1830's Antoine met and married Claire Pollard, a wealthy free woman of color who owned a plantation and 44 slaves. They had nine children together, and sent them to France for their education. Several of his daughters remained there and married Frenchmen. Two of his sons received degrees in medicine. His successful management of both his and his wife's properties allowed him to acquire additional properties, which included a plantation on the west bank of the Mississippi upriver from New Orleans. Antoine was a very wealthy plantation owner.
In 1852 Claire passes away.
By 1860, Antoine owned more than one hundred slaves and was considered one of the wealthiest black slaveholders in Louisiana.
In 1861 the Civil War begins with heavy casualty and ended on April 9, 1865 devastating the sugar industry costing Antoine his fortune. With the wealth his wife left behind he diversified his investments, managing his finances leaving him virtually unscathed after the war and he entered the world of politics.
Sometime in the early 1860's he also remarried a free black woman by the name of Mary Ann Walsh, and they had three children together.
By 1868 he was nominated as the Republican candidate for the Louisiana state treasurer and won. Against the odds, he got the bankrupt state of Louisiana back into the black.
By 1870 his success got him re-elected.
By 1874 he was re elected a third time. Dubuclet was the only office holder allowed to remain in office during the minor coup d'état, known as the Battle of Liberty Place that occurred on September 1874.
In 1876 Dubuclet survived an impeachment attempt and did not seek reelection in 1878.
In 1887 on December 18th, Antoine Dubulcet passes away and is buried in a family tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 located in New Orleans.
In 1990, Antoine Dubuclet, was inducted into the Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame. That's right, he was rewarded for being a successful slave owner and politician. He's credited as being one of Louisiana's greatest achievers. When you Google his name, he comes up as only "former Louisiana state treasurer". Honestly, could black America set the bar any lower? But there is currency in victimhood and when you make a life time of gaming the system, you start to believe your own bullshit.
Overall based on the information available, Antoine was a hard working business man who provided jobs for many people who signed a mutual agreement. When they associate the word "slaves" with his name, they really mean "indentured servants" because they would later gain their freedom. A slave would not.
Knowingly swapping out two completely opposite words as though they mean the same thing is how they blur the lines of reality, so they can selectively target people for political purposes down the road. Then choose which version of it applies, and to whom. If you're black? You get an award! If you're white? Then somehow you must have screwed the poe black man to get it. Wake up America!
Sincerely,
Lonnie T Locke LMT
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