John Malveaux: Wikipedia.org: George Herriman, cartoonist and creater of KRAZY CAT, was...born in New Orleans. [His parents moved to Los Angeles and passed for white]

 George Herriman

John Malveaux of 

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writes:

George Herriman, cartoonist and creator of KRAZY CAT, was a Creole Catholic born in New Orleans. After his parents relocated to Los Angeles, they obscured their identify by passing for white. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herriman