New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Eddie L. Dorsey, MD; Ima Pierson, DDS; Howard C. Scoggins, MD; Luins Williams, MD
May 17-18, 1944
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 14, 2020
1. Eddie L. Dorsey, MD; Ima Pierson, DDS; Howard C. Scoggins, MD; Luins Williams, MD Marker
Along with leaders of the newly formed NAACP chapter, Drs. Dorsey, Pierson, Scoggins, and Williams were violently expelled from Iberia Parish on May 17-18, 1944, because they supported Black workers, who successfully petitioned the federal government for a welding school. As welders, the workers anticipated access to industrial jobs and better pay. Local segregationists resisted, wanting to restrict them to low-wage agricultural & service jobs. NAACP chapter leaders were also expelled, some brutally: Herman Faulk, J. Leo Hardy, Octave Lilly, and Franzella Volter.
Erected 2019 by The Iberia African American Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1944.
Location. 30° 0.239′ N, 91° 49.433′ W. Marker is in New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is at the intersection of French Street and Field Street, on the right when traveling west on French Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 French Street, New Iberia LA 70560, United States
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Peter's Cemetery (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Booker T. Washington's Historic Visit to Howe Institute / Howe Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howe Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iberia Courthouse Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Edward Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ambassador Wilbert John Le Melle (approx. Ό mile away); Office of Rene J. Broussard, DDS (approx. 0.3 miles away); Essanee Theater (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 14, 2020
2. Eddie L. Dorsey, MD; Ima Pierson, DDS; Howard C. Scoggins, MD; Luins Williams, MD Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
