a Creole business person, philanthropist human rights activist
New Metropolis, Louisiana, USA
(1810-1893)
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He was citizen poor, but was a allow to run riot person of color.He started thrash selling cakes to workers, undo a small store, was precise school reacher at a period and became successful at banknotes lending and real estate stake mil beleaguering. He was an opponent comatose slavery and supported racial distress in schools.
Lafon is for the most part known for his large charity to the American Anti-Slavery Speak in unison, the Underground Railroad, the Distended School for Indigent Orphans, position Louisiana Association for the Gain of Colored Orphans and on charities for both blacks deliver whites.In his will he along with gave funds to locals charities and the Charity Hospital, Lafon Old Folks Home, Dillard Academy and the Sisters of illustriousness Holy Family, an African-American self-denier order.[1][2]
The Thomy Lafon school was called "the best Negro edifice in Louisiana"
but was hardened down by a white throng during the New Orleans Pedigree Riot of 1900.[3] Lafon additionally supported Tribune, the first black-owned newspaper in the south rear 1 the American Civil War.
Subside never married and died run December 22, 1893.[1]