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Louisiana girls are made of Sugar, Spice, & Red Beans & Rice.

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Praying for the state of Louisiana! ⚜️

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Happy 84th Birthday to Garrett Morris!

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Did you know that in the late 18th century Louisiana, black and multiracial women were ordered to cover their hair in public?

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DeWanda Wise is so GORGEOUS! 😍

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During the time period, many males were baptized as Joseph and females as Marie + other names of saints. These names were rarely used in other records. We hope that if you are interested in researching your family ancestry, this information will be helpful! ⚜️ #LouisianaCreoles

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Many people always wonder “What is a Louisiana Creole?” & “How can I find out if I’m a Louisiana Creole?” The answer is quite simple. If any of your parents, grandparents, or great grandparents are/were Louisiana Creole then you also would be considered Louisiana Creole. ⚜️

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One way to discover if your family had Creole origins, especially those who have a mixed heritage, is to look in the 1850 and 1860 census. Creole's were defined as free people of color prior to the Civil War.

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Pay particular attention to the names as they often were portrayed in various documents under French, Spanish, and English spellings, i.e. Pierre + Pedro + Peter ; Antoine + Antonio + Anthony.

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If you are unable to locate them most likely they lived and worked on a plantation and will be found in the slave schedules. Also, church records are important sources. Baptismal records, Marriage records, and Funeral registers would be of great importance to you research.

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Oretha Castle Haley had such a impact on Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans. Her arrest for participating in sit-ins and protest was the basis of the Lombard v. Louisiana case that reached the U.S. Supreme Courh in 1963.
#OrethaCastleHaley #NewOrleansHistory

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For all the little Black & Brown girls in the world 😍#HistoricalDay #HerStory #HBCUProud

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Many credit Mahalia for the “I Have A Dream” speech because she helped Dr. King with it but, once he started to recite it you can clearly tell by Mahalia’s facial expression that those words did not come from the speech she assisted him with. If only we could hear the original.

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Photo of the legendary Mahalia Jackson with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (ca.1960). Many don’t know that these two had a close friendship and Mahalia actually traveled with Martin often. The famous “I Have A Dream” speech was actually an offscript speech that left Mahalia confused.

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Buddy Bolden (Born on September 6, 1877) was regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, Jazz. Sadly, there are no existing recordings of Bolden, who spent more than 20 years in an asylum before his death in 1931.

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Happy New Year and Happy Haitian Independence Day!

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All products will be restocked this Friday! If you have any questions regarding a current order please email us.

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Did you know that Natalie Desselle-Reid was from Louisiana? She was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and was the daughter of Thelma and Paul Desselle. She graduated from Peabody Magnet High School and attended Grambling State University. May she R.I.P. 🙏🏽

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What are you most Thankful for this year???

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60 years ago today, 6 years old Ruby Bridges walked past angry, threatening crowds into history, becoming one of the first Black students to integrate public schools in #NewOrleans.

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These two movies are a must watch if you want to know a little be more about the Louisiana Creole culture and history! ⚜️⚜️