In Louisiana, the Creoles of Color tried hard to keep themselves isolated and distinct from a group that looked like them and sounded like them: The Black Francophone Freedman. Were the latter Creoles? Does this distinction even matter? Here I will explore a distinction included by the Creoles of Colore of Bayou Country novel.

White People mixed these two group up and historically wanted to avoid both of them at all cost. Many Americans would also confused and conflate these two groups into one. Yet, we must remember. Technically.....many of those black francophones were owned by Creoles of Color. So, is it shocking that the Creoles of Color did not want to mix with them?