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Before the Irish arrive in New Orleans, we explain why they left: religious discrimination, poverty and an apocalyptic potato famine.
In seven years, 1.5 million Irish die from starvation and disease. The British government's response is part malicious, part negligent. Two million Irish decide to go.
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The Great Famine: Ireland's Ag...
The first Irish arrive in New Orleans. They’re the kind ofpeople who make bad posts on LinkedIn.
We revisit Alejandro O’Reilly, who put down the 1768rebellion, and Oliver Pollock, one of the most famous Irish merchants in the Spanish period.
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The Irish in New Orleans, 1800–1860 by Earl F. Niehaus
The Irish in New...
Cholera strikes New Orleans. Ten percent of the city is killed. Reverend Theodore Clapp performs a minister’s duty amidst the horror. We learn about bizarre treatments. Germ theory is not yet a thing.
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Autobiographical Sketches and Recollections, during athirty-five years' residence in New Orleans by Theodore Clapp
The Cho...
New Orleans becomes hostile to Congo Square. The African dances are banned. The space falls into disrepair, then becomes a whites-only park. Against all odds, it fights for its original identity.
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Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans by Freddi Williams Evans
Congo Square in New Orleans by Jerah Johnson
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We explore why Congo Square existed for so long, how it retained an African character, and how its memory survived beyond New Orleans. We also talk about Louisiana Creole and some surprising aspects of this near-extinct language.
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Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans by Freddi Williams Evans
Congo Square in New Orle...