Rise of Free People of Color

New Orleans rebuilds after another hurricane, flirts with the Enlightenment, wars against Native Americans, embraces smuggling, and establishes a form of slavery unlike what you'd expect.

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The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell

The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette

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