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City History: New Orleans Steve Keller
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A podcast exploring the history of cities from their founding to today—or their destruction.
This season: New Orleans. We'll cover the city's founding, its evolution through French, Spanish and American rule, the battle that saved it in 1815, its dramatic capture and occupation during the Civil War, its unique legacy of race and slavery, how it survived Prohibition, the Depression and hurricanes, Mardi Gras, jazz and the future New Orleans may (or may not) have.
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1.6: The Hunt for Juan San Malo
With the Spanish governor away on business, New Orleans area plantation owners induce a manhunt for the most famous maroon leader in Louisiana: Juan San Malo (also known as Jean Saint Malo).
READ MORE:
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
Spaniards, Planters, and Slaves: The Spanish Regulation of Slavery in Louisiana, 1763–1803 by Gilbert C. Din
Africans In Colonial Louisiana: The Development of Afro-Creole Culture in the Eighteenth-Century by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall -
1.5: Planters vs. Maroons
Spain angers New Orleans plantation owners by rewriting the slavery codes. Maroon settlements offer an alternative way of life for enslaved people who run away. This upsets the slavocracy.
READ MORE:
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
Spaniards, Planters, and Slaves: The Spanish Regulation of Slavery in Louisiana, 1763–1803 by Gilbert C. Din
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1.4: Spanish New Orleans: War, Water and Fire
Spain builds up New Orleans but can't contain smuggling. White and black militias fight against the British in the American Revolution. Three hurricanes hit New Orleans in three years. The Great New Orleans Fires of 1788 and 1794 destroy almost all that's left.
READ MORE:
"The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans" by Lawrence N. Powell
"The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square" by Ned Sublette
"Early American Hurricanes, 1492-1870" by David M. Ludlum
https://64parishes.org/entry/spanish-colonial-louisiana
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1.3: Louisiana Rebellion of 1768
France gives New Orleans to Spain as an apology for dragging it into the Seven Years' War. New Orleans expels the first Spanish governor, Antonio de Ulloa. Spain sends the Irish-born Alejandro O'Reilly to lay down the law.
(Sometimes known as the Revolt of 1768, the Creole Revolt or the Insurrection of 1768.)
READ MORE:
"The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans" by Lawrence N. Powell
"The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square" by Ned Sublette
https://64parishes.org/entry/french-colonial-louisiana
https://64parishes.org/entry/code-noir-of-louisiana
https://64parishes.org/entry/insurrection-of-1768
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1.2: Slavery and Smuggling in Early New Orleans
New Orleans rebuilds after another hurricane, flirts with the Enlightenment, wars against Native Americans, embraces smuggling, and establishes a form of slavery unlike what you'd expect.
READ MORE:
"The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans" by Lawrence N. Powell
"The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square" by Ned Sublette
SOUNDS:
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1.1: The Founding of New Orleans
A quick look at New Orleans's geography. European explorers try to find the Mississippi River's mouth. And the French make a bad economic gamble that results in the founding of New Orleans.
READ MORE:
"The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans" by Lawrence N. Powell
"The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square" by Ned Sublette
SOUNDS:
French Quarter Bourbon walk.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/110012/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
210523_1598_FR_StrongWind.wav by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/573289/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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