Posts Tagged by slavery
| October 18, 2012 | Posted by Scott Martin |
A few weeks ago, I sketched out a few historical lower/lowest classes, in part one. This week I’ll add a few more examples–but more briefly and with a little more discussion about what you can do with them. An example of transition: Louisiana Louisiana had three eras of slavery. Initially, under French rule, the Code Noir was responsible for setting the limits and customs of slavery. The original Code Noir was empire wide, but locals attempted to modify it for local conditions. [This often involved…
| September 28, 2012 | Posted by Scott Martin |
I was recently reading a fascinating book, The accidental city : improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell. It was filled with a number of fascinating facts and historical events that were new to me–or made new by the context of the book. Even more, the chapters detailing the differences between the various Louisiana implementations of slavery led me to realize just how varied the experience could be. Visiting Monticello while reading the book, combined with the excellent work on Mulberry Row presentations at the…
