We have not erased histor
This quote tells us that we can't change the past but we can acknowledge when something from the past is wrong.
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- Jun 2022
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bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com
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We radiate beauty and grace in our food, in our music, in our architecture, in ourjoy of life, in our celebration of death; in everything that we do.
In this reading they are consistent with the claim about New Orleans being radiant with culture and authenticity.
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New Orleans was America’s largest slave market: a port where hundreds ofthousands of souls were brought, sold and shipped up the Mississippi River tolives of forced labor of misery of rape, of torture
I like that this is added.I have heard numerous times about how New Orleans was America's largest slave market and it is crucial to NOLA history.
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- May 2022
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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Hurricane Katrina
The last article lacked information about Hurricane Katrina but this one seems to list a good majority of its facts.
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War of 1812
Why is the War of 1812 listed under the 19th century information?
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Biloxi
When you click on the Biloxi link it goes to Biloxi, Mississippi. Could there possibly be an elaboration on why New Orleans replaced Biloxi and mention how Biloxi is now considered Mississippi?
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With it being the largest city in the South at the start of the Civil War (1861–1865), it was an early target for capture by Union forces
The site started off strong with the first paragraph. I like how we were given some facts and also how New Orleans being a large port effected NOLA in that time.
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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Hurricane Katrina
Extremely surprised at how small this paragraph is. I think that there are a lot of underlying events that were effected by the Katrina and should be written. The political chaos going on should be mentioned.
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ceased publication on December 27, 1923, after ninety-six years.[
From a historical sense this was an important moment in the history of French culture in New Orleans. Taking a French newspaper was the first step in an attempt to diminish French culture in NOLA.
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U.S.'s largest slave market
This is very intriguing I feel as though this is not an emphasized topic when it comes to discussing New Orleans history.
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Another notable example is the street plan and architecture still distinguishing New Orleans today. French Louisiana had early architects in the province who were trained as military engineers and were now assigned to design government buildings.
This would be a great place for a photo of New Orleans street plans. I like how the writer emphasized how the architecture is still consistent today.
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2020 U.S. census
It is great that they are using a credible source however maybe we could update the consensus since it is 2022.
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