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Celebrating Black History Month - Freddi Williams Evans and Congo Square: African Roots in New Orlea
Tuesday, February 07 2012, 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Celebrating Black History Month - Freddi Williams Evans and Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans

Tuesday, Feb 7 12:00p to 12:45p
at State Library of Louisiaina, Baton Rouge, LA

The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana announces that Freddi Williams Evans is presenting Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans, sharing the story of Congo Square through archival materials including audio and video clips, photographs, sketches, maps and musical instruments and will highlight connections among practices witnessed in Congo Square and those found in parts of Africa, Haiti and Cuba as well as Congo Square's influence on the culture of New Orleans.
Location : State Library of Louisiaina, Seminar Center, 701 North 4th St, Baton Rouge, LA
Contact : Paulita Chartier, 225-342-9713, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Freddi Williams Evans’s Congo Square is the first comprehensive study of the national landmark. Her research influenced the 2011 New Orleans City Council ordinance that made Congo Square the official name of the location and led to the trav

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