By now, it is common knowledge that Beyoncé KNOWLES is Louisiana Creole through her mother. It is also now widely known that herRead More
Creole originally meant …
Not too long ago, Creole was an afterthought in Louisiana consciousness. It fell out of popular memory and recognition by World War I, as a large number of Louisiana Creoles abandoned their historic identity and culture for racialized Anglo-American identities (white and negro/colored/black) … Since around 2010, Creole is back in popular use and academic discourse, and not in the racialized way that many today often use the identity.
How Would Beausoleil Have Reacted?
The French and Indian War left many populations beset with difficulties. One of those populations lived in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. TheRead More