Ebook: African Americans of New Orleans

"Enslaved Africans and free people of color of Louisiana deserve the title of 'Founding Fathers' just as much as the French, the Spanish, and the Americans. In spite of their subjugated role as slaves, African Americans of Louisiana, and subsequently New Orleans, were contributors to the success of the state and the city far beyond their role within the labor force. Imported into the Louisiana Territory by John Law's Company of the Indies, enslaved Africans, fed on a pound of corn a day, gave birth to American figures of the 19th and 20th centuries.";Twenty dollars worth of work -- Hallelujah! -- The walls of Jericho -- Learning -- Because I am here -- Jazz.