Edward Baquet (died September 21, 1993) was an American restaurateur and civil rights activist.[1] He owned Eddie's, a Louisiana Creole cuisine restaurant in Gentilly, New Orleans.[2] He openly supported desegregation in the 1960s.[3]
His son, Dean Baquet, became a prominent journalist and newspaper editor and served as the executive editor of The New York Times from May 2014 to June 2022.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Edward Baquet Sr., 71; Ran Creole Restaurant". The New York Times. September 23, 1993. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Edward Baquet". The Daily News. Associated Press. September 23, 1993. p. 2. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Edward Baquet". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. September 25, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Umholtz, Katelyn (21 May 2020). "Dean Baquet, New York Times editor and New Orleans native, to give Xavier's commencement speech". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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