Bibliograph

African Americans of New Orleans, Turry Flucker, Phoenix Savage

Type

Label

African Americans of New Orleans, Turry Flucker, Phoenix Savage

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African Americans of New Orleans

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

905447491

Responsibility statement

Turry Flucker, Phoenix Savage

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

"Enslaved Africans and free people of color of Louisiana deserve the title of 'Founding Fathers' just as much as the French, the Spanish, and the Americans. In spite of their subjugated role as slaves, African Americans of Louisiana, and subsequently New Orleans, were contributors to the success of the state and the city far beyond their role within the labor force. Imported into the Louisiana Territory by John Law's Company of the Indies, enslaved Africans, fed on a pound of corn a day, gave birth to American figures of the 19th and 20th centuries."

Table Of Contents

Twenty dollars worth of work -- Hallelujah! -- The walls of Jericho -- Learning -- Because I am here -- Jazz

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