race, slavery, and wealth in the USA

September 10, 2005 by will shetterly

I was thinking about what a complex history New Orleans had, so I did some googling, and as often happens, found more than I was looking for:

on September 10, 2005 at 5:54 am1 nolly

Not directly related to NO/Katrina, but you’ll probably find this interesting: 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV — that’s the Union Army. It’s always been about class, at least as much as race — the small independent hillfolk objected to being forced to fight the rich plantation-owners’ war.

(This is my great-great-grandfather.)
on September 10, 2005 at 5:31 pm2 Will Shetterly

Cool links!
on September 13, 2005 at 6:53 pm3 Dichroic

I really like Barbara Hambly’s handling of early New Orleans, in her Benjamin January mysteries. (The first is A Free Man of Color.)

it was all one thing