Scotlandville

by Charles Vincent, Rachel L. Emanuel, Melvin Holden, et al.

Book Overview

A rural village that was once the entry point for the slave trade and home to a cotton plantation, Scotlandville became the largest majority African American town in Louisiana. Located in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish, Scotlandville's history is intricately tied to Southern University and A&M College System, the only historically black university system in the United States. Southern University relocated from New Orleans to the bluff...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146711314X
• ISBN13: 9781467113144
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"