Black Life in Old New Orleans

by Keith Weldon Medley

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455625515
• ISBN13: 9781455625512
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"