Antebellum New Orleans was home to thousands of urbane , educated and well to do free blacks. The French called them les gens de couleur libre, the free people of color; after the Civil War they were known as the Creoles of color, shortened today to simply Creoles. Theirs was an ambiguous status, sharing the French Language, Catholic religion and European education of the elite whites, but also keeping African and indigenous American influences from their early heritage. This is their story, rarely mentioned in conventional histories, and often misunderstood today, even by some of their descendants. The book is an easy read that lays out the chronology of events, laws and circumstances that formed the unique racial mix of New Orleans and much of Louisiana. Includes end notes, suggested bibliography, index, and a listing of family names of free people of color that appear in the early years of the Louisiana Territory. A must-have for genealogists, historians, and students of African-American history.

The Free People of Color of New Orleans: An Introduction(Large Print Edition)

History

Gehman, Mary

Americas

Margaret Media. Inc.

New Orleans women's contributions to the worlds of education, religion, art, medicine, preservation, politics, law, literature, social services, civil rights, etc. are explored in this comprehensive yet easy to read volume. Mentioned and pictured are women of various races and social classes, from slaves to free women of color to society club women. Lots of photographs. Includes an index and References for Further Reading page. This book is a major addition to documenting southern and U.S. women's history.

Women and New Orleans: A history

World

Margaret Media

The Free People Of Color Of New Orleans: An Introduction

Parlez-vous Creole? The book Gumbo People by Sybil Kein is the only book in the world written in the Louisiana Creole language as still spoken today. Great for teachers, Gumbo People is a book with poems and lyrics in Creole, plus sheet music. Some of the poems are translated into Haitian Creole, Spanish, French and English.

Gumbo People: Louisiana Creole, English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

<p>Spiral bound with flap from back cover that folds under front cover giving space for a spine (title) for viewing from a shelf. 7 tabbed reference sections in back</p>

Touring Louisiana's Great River Road: The Mississippi from Angola North to Venice South

Travel

Africa

The Free People of Color of New Orleans: An Introduction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Women and New Orleans: A History

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