Inscription
Josephine Blanco
Vve Michel De Bergue
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Charles Dupart
Decédé le 21 Fevrier 1892
Age de ____ Ans
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Homere Plessy
Decédé le 17 Mars 1862
Age de ____ Ans
Inscription on plaque of the Dubergue - Blanco Tomb.
Note: A bronze plaque was attached to the side of the tomb on February 11, 2009 commemorating June 7, 1892, the date Homère Plessy was arrested for violating the State Law of segregation on public transport, and the resultant 1954 Brown v Board of Education legal descision establishing Equal Civil Rights.
Gravesite Details
Josephine Blanco and Michel de Bergue were the parents of Rosa Debergue (de Bergue), spouse of (1) Joseph Adolphe Plessy and (2) Victor Martial Dupart. Charles Dupart and Homère Plessy are the sons of Rosa Debergue and her respective spouses.
Family Members
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