Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood

by Fatima Shaik

Book Overview

Selected by Kirkus for "Best of 2021: Our Favorite Nonfiction"

It is impossible to imagine New Orleans, and by extension American history, without the vibrant and singular Creole culture. In the face of an oppressive white society, members of the Soci t d'Economie et d'Assistance Mutuelle built a community and held it together through the era of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow terrorism. Economy Hall: The Hidden...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0917860802
• ISBN13: 9780917860805
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Historic New Orleans Collection
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up