A Window on Slave Culture: Dances at Congo Square in New Orleans, 1800-1862

Donaldson, Gary

doi:10.2307/2717598

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“…Under US slavery, this type of open space for African cultural expression was unusual. The music and dancing drew a white audience until terror of it being used to organize a slave rebellion caused whites to end the gatherings (Donaldson, ).…”

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Reappearance of the Public: Placemaking, Minoritization and Resistance in Detroit

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“…The tradition possibly began as early as the 1750s and ended in the 1880s. 16 In 1845, a municipal ordinance prohibited outdoor music and dancing without permission from the mayor. After Reconstruction, the New Orleans City Council renamed the square after the Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard, and, like many other public places, it was reserved for white use and remained so until the 1960s.…”

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“Meet de Boys on the Battlefront”: Festive Parades and the Struggle to Reclaim Public Spaces in Post-Katrina New Orleans

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The "Quadroon-Placage" Myth of Antebellum New Orleans: Anglo-American (Mis)interpretations of a French-Caribbean Phenomenon

Aslakson¹

2011

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The intimate relationships between white men and women of color in antebellum New Orleans, commonly known by the term plaçage, are a large part of the romanticized lore of the city and its history. This article exposes the common understanding of plaçage as myth. First, it reveals the source of the myth in a collection of accounts by travelers to the city in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Next, it uses a database of information on hundreds of white male-colored female relationships during the period to provide a more accurate account of the people in and nature of these relationships. Finally, it explains the purpose served by the myth by identifying three traditions that shaped its development: the culture of Southern Honor, the Anti-Slavery movement, and the bon-ton tradition of Georgian England. In a broader sense, this paper shows how myths are created and perpetuated, the temptations and dangers of uncritically accepting them, and the value to understanding their creation.

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A Window on Slave Culture: Dances at Congo Square in New Orleans, 1800-1862

Cited by 25 publications

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Reappearance of the Public: Placemaking, Minoritization and Resistance in Detroit

Reappearance of the Public: Placemaking, Minoritization and Resistance in Detroit

“Meet de Boys on the Battlefront”: Festive Parades and the Struggle to Reclaim Public Spaces in Post-Katrina New Orleans

The "Quadroon-Placage" Myth of Antebellum New Orleans: Anglo-American (Mis)interpretations of a French-Caribbean Phenomenon

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