The Common Winds Creole Visionary: Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez.

This article discusses the launching of "L'Union," the first African American newspaper in the southern United States, in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1862. The founders included Louis Charles Roudanez, who proved to be an important figure in Louisiana Reconstruction. The article shows the influence of the Haitian revolution of 1843 on the U.S., convincing the emperor Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. The article traces Roudanez' support of African American voting rights.