African Americans of New Orleans

by Turry Flucker and Phoenix Savage

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738566454
• ISBN13: 9780738566450
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"