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Event
Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans
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Fee:
Free.Location:
French Quarter Visitor Center, 419 Decatur St, New Orleans LADates & Times
Date:
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Time:
2:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Freddie Williams Evans highlights the history of Congo Square, an early gathering place for African and African American people of New Orleans. Her multi-media presentation will cover the influence of Congo Square on popular culture in New Orleans, the United States, and the world through primary documents, audio and visual clips, and musical instruments like those played in Congo Square in the 1800s.
This talk is part of the "New Orleans Then & Now" series; for more talks in the series, follow the "more information" link to the French Quarter Visitor Center page.
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