A Bilingual Conspiracy?
The controversial kickoff to the twinning between Lafayette and Moncton, New Brunswick
Clint Bruce
Discovering the Lost 1866 Issues of the New Orleans Tribune
The issues provided honest coverage of the Mechanics’ Institute Massacre of July 30, 1866
History
Les Cenelles
Les Cenelles is a groundbreaking collection of original French poems published by a group of free men of color in nineteenth-century Louisiana.
Disasters
Mechanics’ Institute Massacre of 1866
Following the Civil War, an attempt to amend the state’s constitution to grant Black men the vote provoked a deadly reaction from white supremacists, sparking national outrage and significant reforms.
Literature
Victor Séjour
Victor Séjour’s 1837 story “Le Mulâtre” is considered the first work of published fiction by an African American writer.
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