Freeman and Custis Red River Expedition
Geography, Government, Politics & Law, History, Science & Technology
An American effort to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory was hindered by a log jam on the Red River and two hundred Spanish troops.
An American effort to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory was hindered by a log jam on the Red River and two hundred Spanish troops.
Map of the Red River in Louisiana based on the Freeman-Curtis expedition of 1806.
Big Freedia, pictured here performing at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, is a New Orleans-based performer and international ambassador for bounce music.
Big Freedia is a New Orleans-based performer and international ambassador for bounce music.
A man representing the Freedmen's Bureau stands between armed groups of armed white and Black men.
After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau sought to provide social services to newly freed people, regulate contracts between laborers and employers, and protect citizens’ civil rights.
Freeman & Harris Café was a Black-owned restaurant that served as a pillar of Black social, cultural, and political life in Shreveport.
A photograph of Freeman & Harris Café in Shreveport.
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