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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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African Americans in Covington

African Americans in Covington

Baham, Eva Semien
Callahan, Mallary
Callahan, Mallery

Hardcover

Regional: South

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1531671144
ISBN13: 9781531671143
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Jun 1 2015
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Covington is the seat of St. Tammany Parish government and sits north of Lake Pontchartrain in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Records from 1727 show 11 Africans on the north shore. One person of African descent was present at the founding of Covington on July 4, 1813. Most African Americans in antebellum Covington were slaves, with a modest number of free people, all of whom covered nearly every occupation needed for the development and sustenance of a heavily forested region. For more than 200 years in Covington, African Americans transformed their second-class status by grounding themselves in shared religious and social values. They organized churches, schools, civic organizations, benevolent societies, athletic associations, and businesses to address their needs and to celebrate their joys.

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