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Becoming American in Creole New Orleans, 1896-1949 /

'Becoming American in Creole New Orleans, 1896-1949' picks up the story of New Orleans' Creole community where Caryn Cossé Bell ends her highly-regarded 'Revolution, Romanticism, and the Afro-Creole Protest Tradition in Louisiana, 1718-1868' (LSU Press, 1997). Using Bell...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barthé, Darryl, Jr (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Creoles > Louisiana > New Orleans > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Creoles > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century.
Americanization.
Creoles > Ethnic identity.
New Orleans (La.) > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Identifying a historic Louisiana Creole community
  • Strangers in their own land
  • Cliquish, clannish, organization minded
  • The American labor movement in Creole New Orleans
  • Learning American at school (and church)
  • Conclusion: Creole Americans.