Mitch Landrieu-The Grandson of

Slaves
By W.M.Walters
Mitch Landrieu, the "White Messiah" of New
Orleans. The "Great White Hope" for a city that
is as diverse as a smoldering cup of gumbo on
a hot southern day.
Mitch, described by journalist as the first
"White Mayor" of New Orleans since his father,
Moon Landrieu, held that position in the 70's.
Mitch, the "White Man" who decided that New
Orleans needed racial healing and he was the
self-anointed man for the job.
History can be stranger than fiction. History,
when she is ready, will release secrets long
held hidden. Mitch Landrieu, and the Landrieu
family, have attempted to hide their family
secrets for over a hundred years. Problem is,
those secrets were passed down from
generation to generation, within the black
communities of New Orleans, and rumors of
the Landrieu family have always been spoken
of in hushed tones across the city. Where there
is smoke, there is usually fire and in the case of
the Landrieu family, that smoke leads to very
significant revelations.
The decades old rumor on the streets of New
Orleans, repeated from generation to
generation, is that the Landrieu's are
descendants of African Americans. The
Landrieu's have never acknowledged this
publicly, one way or the other, and you have to
wonder why.
Mitch Landrieu preaches diversity yet hides
behind his whiteness. Is that not a form of the
white supremacy that he accuses the
supporters of Louisiana History to be? Why
would he not embrace his heritage and his
ancestors? Do these unanswered questions
have anything to do with his blatant disregard
of New Orleans history and his plans to destroy
that history? Is he doing this destruction as a
vendetta to somehow avenge his ancestors or
as a way to erase his ties to them? The only
person that can answer those questions is
Mitch Landrieu himself. The citizens of both
New Orleans and the State of Louisiana
deserve an answer.
 As we take a journey back into the Federal
Census records, we can trace the evolution of
the Landrieu family's secret and the deliberate
whitewashing of certain parts of their ancestry.
I will now list factual information. All can be
verified.
Moon Landrieu- Mitch Landrieu's father.
1940 Federal Census-Louisiana-Orleans
Parish.
Listed as White.
Joseph Landrieu 1892-1967- Mitch
Landrieu's grandfather
1900 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock
Co.
Listed as Black. Son of Cyrintha Mackey
Landrieu. Both born in Hancock County,
Mississippi. Moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
between 1903-1910.
1910 Federal Census-Louisiana-Orleans
Parish
Listed as White. Birthplace, Mississippi.
Residence, New Orleans. Mothers (Cyrintha)
birthplace listed as Mississippi. Fathers (Victor)
birthplace listed as France.

1920 Federal Census- Louisiana-Orleans

Parish
Listed as White. Birthplace of both parents
listed as France.
It should be noted that all siblings of Joseph
Landrieu were listed as black on the 1900
Federal Census and white in all Census data
after that date.
Victor Firmin Landrieu -1846-1928
Mitch Landrieu's great-grandfather. Victor
was born in France. After his family's arrival in
America in 1848, they resided in Hancock
County, Mississippi. Victor married Cyrintha
Cleno Mackey (Mackie) on May 7th, 1897 at
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in
Shieldsborough, present day Bay St. Louis, in
Hancock County, Mississippi. Cyrintha was 23
years his junior. After their marriage, they
resided in Hancock County, Ms.
We will now pay special attention to the line of
Cyrintha Cleno Mackey (Mackie) Landrieu.
Cyrintha Cleno Mackey (Mackie) 1869-1946
Great-grandmother of Mitch Landrieu.
Born in Shieldsborough (present day Bay St.
Louis), Mississippi to Harriet Mackey (Mackie).
Father unknown although William C. Mackey
(Mackie) is listed as father. This is not a
possibility because W.C. Mackie died in 1855.
1880 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock
Co.
List Cyrintha Cleno Mackey as Mulatto. The
definition of Mulatto is being of mixed white
and black ancestry. Usually, one black and one
white parent. During this time, it is shown that
Cyrintha lived with her mother Harriet,
grandmother Lurancy, and a sibling. All listed
as Mulatto.
1900 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock
Co.
List Cyrintha Cleno Mackey Landrieu as Black.
All of her and Victor Firmin Landrieu's children
are listed as Black. Her sister, Lurancy, is also
listed as living with her and is also listed as
black.

1910 Federal Census-Louisiana-Orleans

Parish
List Cyrintha Cleno Mackey Landrieu as White.
Her father is listed as being spanish. Her
mother is listed as being born in Mississippi. All
of her and Victor's children are listed as White.
1920 Federal Census- Louisiana-Orleans
Parish
List Cyrintha Cleno Mackey Landrieu as White.
Her parents are both listed as being born in
France. On a few of her children's census
records, Cyrintha is listed as being born in
France.
Between the years of 1903 and 1910, the
Landrieu family moved to New Orleans
and melted into society, passing as white.
Let me add Cyrintha Cleno Landrieu's
brother to the mix. Mitch Landrieu's great-
uncle. William Clarence Mackey (Mackie)
1878-1951. Born in present day Bay St. Louis,
Mississippi. William C. Mackie (Mackey) listed
as father although this is not possible because
W.C. Mackie died in 1855.
1880 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock
Co.
Listed as Mulatto. Father's birthplace listed as
Georgia. Mother's birthplace listed as
Mississippi.

1900 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock,

Co
Listed as Black. Residence listed as Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi.
1910 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock,
Co.
Listed as Black. Residence is listed as Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi. Lives with his mother,
Harriet, who is also listed as Black.

1930 Federal Census-Louisiana- Orleans

Parish
Listed as White. Lives with his sister,
Cyrintha Cleno Mackey Landrieu in New
Orleans.
1940 Federal Census-Louisiana-Orleans
Parish
Listed as White. Lives in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
His mother, Harriet M. Mackey, left everything
to him in her will. Dated 1916.
Harriet M. Mackey (Mackie) SLAVE-
Mitch Landrieu's great- great-
grandmother. December 2, 1853-January 19,
1916.
Born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and died in
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Born to Lurancy Mackey (Mackie) SLAVE and
W.C.Mackey (Mackie) (SLAVE OWNER). She
was a slave of W.C. Mackie and he is also listed
as her father.
1880 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock,
Co.

She is listed as Mulatto.

1900 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock,

Co.
She is listed as Black. Old census records have
variations in the spelling of names. Example-
Mackey, Mackie, McKey, Mabley, etc.

1910 Federal Census-Mississippi-Hancock-

Co.
She is listed as Black.
Harriet Mackey (Mackie) and her mother,
Lurancy Mackey (Mackie) are sold to Thos
Lenard in Gainsville, Mississippi for $910.00.
Date of sale, June 23, 1856. Harriet was 3
years old at the time of this sale. William C.
Mackie (Mackey) died in 1855. This was a
probate sale of his estate. William C.Mackie
(Mackey) has been listed as Harriet's father.
Harriet's half brother, and Mitch Landrieu's half
great-great uncle, Pinkney Ross was also sold
at the same probate sale. He was sold to
Thales A. Mitchell in Gainsville, Hancock
County, Mississippi for $1176.00.
It should be noted that Pinkney Ross is listed as
receiving $256.00 from the United States
Treasury for his service in the Civil War. State of
Mississippi.
Lurancy Mackey (Mackie) SLAVE
Mitch Landrieu's great-great-great
grandmother. Lived in Lawrence, Mississippi
and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Mother of Harriet
Mackey (Mackie) (possibly Claiborne) and
Pinkney Ross.
Sold with daughter Harriet and son Pinkney
Ross, in Probate Sale, after the death of
W.C.Mackie in 1856. Document listed above
under Harriet Mackey (Mackie).
Listed on 1880 Federal Census as being
Mulatto.
William C. Mackie (M.C. Mackie) (Mackey)
1803-1855
Farmer-Slave Owner
Owner of Lurancy Mackey (Mackie),
Harriet Mackey (Mackie), and Pinkney
Ross.
I have no doubt in my mind that Mitch Landrieu
and the Landrieu family are aware of this
information. This information was not difficult
to find.
What amazes me is his blatant hypocrisy in the
light of such revelations. He has had a personal
agenda that he has used to systematically
destroy the history of a city. He cannot govern,
all of the people of the City of New Orleans
fairly, when his decisions preserve only one
side of history. His side. His family's side. His
ancestors side.
Mitch Landrieu has the skin color of a white
man but his identity is that of an African
American. There is nothing wrong with feeling
that way but if that is how you perceive
yourself, own up to it. If you want to embrace
your African American roots, admit that they
exist. If you want to promote the stories of the
lives of slaves, embrace the ones in your own
family tree. Stop hiding them.
Embrace your heritage openly. That is
something that you have failed do although
you punish those who embrace theirs.
Mitch Landrieu is the grandson of slaves. It is
time for him to publicly embrace his family's
African American history. It is also time for him
to explain to the citizens how this one very
important truth influences his decisions as the
Mayor of New Orleans. It is also equally
important that he explains how this truth
influences his decisions in regard to the
historical New Orleans Monuments and their
removal. Has he been impartial, unbiased,
unprejudiced, nonpartisan, and neutral? I
believe we already have the answer to that
question. The solution. Recuse himself from
any decisions and discussions related to the
New Orleans Monuments because of his lack of
impartiality. He has already proven by his
actions, past and present, that his personal
agenda takes precedence over the will of the
people. If the will of the majority was important
to him, New Orleans would have had a
democratic vote thus a voice. He made sure
that they did not. Why? Because they would
have voted for the Monuments to stay.
In a city that is experiencing ever growing
crime rates, deteriorating infrastructure, and a
failing education system, it is a disservice to
the citizens of New Orleans when their
government officials put monuments above the
real life problems and safety of the people who
put them in office. When the Mayor uses the
NOPD and NOFD, in mass numbers, to guard
the Jefferson Davis Monument, instead of the
citizens, we have to questions his competency
do to his job. The sheer number of Law
Enforcement Divisions, paid for by the
taxpayer, at the site of the Jefferson Davis
Monument the night it was removed, was an
abuse of his position as Mayor. The citizens of
Louisiana are granted the authority to perform
a recall election by Section 26 of Article 10 of
the Louisiana Constitution. It should be
considered.
Mitch Landrieu has let his one-sided views
cloud his judgement and those views are
hurting the City of New Orleans. His African
American roots are not helping him heal and
protect a city. Instead, they are instrumental in
blinding him to the plight of African Americans
who are being slaughtered all across the city
on a daily basis. His fixation on monuments, as
the city burns around him, is difficult to watch.
The blood of crime victims stain his hands and
yet, he does not see. Nothing seems to awaken
him from his mental slumber. Not even the
killing of innocents.
I am a lineal descendant of Confederate
Veterans. I am a lineal descendant of Union
Veterans. I am a lineal descendant of Scottish
Amercian slaves. I am a lineal descendant of
the families of the Acadian Coast and my
family has been in the State of Louisiana since
the 1700's. My ancestors have fought in every
major war this country has ever been involved
in. My ancestors blood is in the soil of this
country and this state and I firmly and
unequivocally believe that the New Olreans
Monuments are a part of the history of my
family and my heritage. Removing them from
the New Orleans landscape and describing
them as a nuisance is offensive to me and cast
a negative shadow upon the brave men that
served and died for a cause. They are United
States Veterans and should be treated with the
honor and respect that was given to them by
the United States of America. Doing otherwise
is a disservice to them, their descendants, and
to history.
Mitch Landrieu's ancestors history should not
trump mine or the other descendants of the
veterans of the Civil War. One part of history
should not be destroyed to preserve another.
Instead, all facets of history should be
preserved together and the full story told. New
Orleans is a city rich in history and that history
should always be embraced, protected, and
accessible to all Americans. Not cast aside,
assaulted in the dead of night, disrespected,
defaced, destroyed, and moved to a secret
location. A location that we now know is no
better than a dump. Mitch Landrieu does not
own those monuments. The people of the
Great State of Louisiana do. Mitch Landrieu, a
lineal descendant of slaves and slave masters,
needs to remember that........
May 12, 2017 WMW
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