
Black Life in Old New Orleans
Keith Weldon Medley
(Author)21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Two hundred years ago, on a barren plot of land just outside New Orleans proper, enslaved and free black people would gather on Sundays to freely practice religions both ancient and new. It was a sight unseen anywhere else in the country. This was Congo Square, where the heartbeat of New Orleans was born. The story of the impact people of African descent have had upon one of America's most dynamic cities does not end there. In this well-researched and personal work, historian Keith Weldon Medley takes readers on a journey through New Orleans' African roots.
Product Details
Publisher | Pelican Publishing Company |
Publish Date | November 02, 2020 |
Pages | 288 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781455625512 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches | 1.4 pounds |
About the Author
Raised in Faubourg Marigny and a graduate of St. Augustine High School in the Treme neighborhood, Medley is a two-time recipient of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities' Louisiana Publishing Initiative Grant. His articles have appeared in the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Smithsonian, American Legacy, Southern Exposure Magazine, and New Orleans Tribune. Medley is the author of the seminal work We as Freemen: Plessy v. Ferguson and the recipient of the LA Creole 2017 Founders Award bestowed by the Louisiana Creole Research Association of Xavier University.
Reviews
Rich in family and community history and local lore, Medley's work details the world of New Orleans's free people of color . . . this remarkable read is recommended for public and academic library collections on U.S., African American, and local history.
Library JournalIt's a cultural encyclopedia that's long overdue.Louisiana Book News
Keith Weldon Medley creates a context for the cultural understanding of our city. Whether it's the legal scholars, the families that integrated the public schools, innovative musicians, young people resisting segregation across the South, or Zulu maskers, Skeletons, Baby Dolls, and Indians, Medley shines a light on all of the players with an intimacy born of acute observation and careful research. New Orleans Tribune/Orissa Arend, author of Showdown in Desire: The Black Panthers Take a Stand in New Orleans
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