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Oscar J. Dunn

Oscar James Dunn became Louisiana's lieutentant governor in 1868. He was one of the first black men to hold executive office in the United States.

Oscar J. Dunn

Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection

Oscar J. Dunn. Currier & Ives (publisher)

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Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Date Between 1868 and 1872
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