1140 rue royale a presentation by elizabeth tramonti
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1140 RUE ROYALE
A presentation by Elizabeth Tramonti
At the time, a Creole is
anyone who is born
within the city and its
environs, except
indigenous peoples
THE STORY
NOTES
THE STORY
THE FIRE ITSELF
O
ccurred April 10, 1834
A
pril 11 Bee reported seven
slaves found “suspended by
the neck with their limbs
stretched and torn from
one extremity to the other.”
THE EFFECT ON THE LALAURIES
The Lalauries were shunned from France to New
Orleans and ignored, their reputation completely
ruined. This is a dismal prospect for any sort of
socialite.
FIRST THEORY
FOR
Madame Lalaurie’s
mother had been killed
in a slave uprising
FICTION
FOR
Madame Lalaurie was
acutely embarrassed
that her family members
engaged in keeping
“colored” mistresses.
FICTION
SECOND THEORY
THIRD THEORY
AGAINST
Madame Lalaurie’s son had a
crippling back problem and
the screams issuing from the
attic were his as Lalaurie
attempted to fix the problem.
POSSIBLE
AGAINST
She emancipated some
of her slaves.
FACT
FOURTH THEORY
FIFTH THEORY
FOR
Madame Lalaurie was
investigated by the
courts for cruelty to her
slaves.
FACT
SIXTH THEORY
AGAINST
Dr Lalaurie was an active
participant, using these
crimes perhaps to further
his research on back
problems.
FICTION
Madame Lalaurie had
been married to a slave
trader at one point.
Slave abuse was
common at the time,
even more so for
women than men.
RELEVANT INFORMATION TO DRAWING A CONCLUSION
Madame Lalaurie lived in a
culture in which slaves
were often beaten for silly
things.
She had already been
condemned for the
treatment of her slaves
before this fire occurred.
Madame Lalaurie
probably believed she
was acting completely
appropriately towards
her own slaves.
CONCLUSION
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ILLUSTRATION SOURCES
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