African Americans in Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana

by Broussard, Sherry T.

• ISBN13: 9780738591100
• ISBN10: 0738591106
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-06
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

Images of America: African Americans in Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana sheds a spotlight on some of the heroes and heroines of Southwest Louisiana. This area of the state is especially diverse and includes people who describe themselves as African Americans, Creoles, mulattoes, and blacks. Many say they have mixed bloodlines that include Native American, European, and African ancestors. Their arts, culture, food, music, and crafts are distinct and rich with flavors of the past and the present. The Creoles and mulattoes, for example, speak the language of Creole, which is described as broken French.

Author Biography

Sherry T. Broussard is an educator, former academic librarian, storyteller, and community activist who has an avid interest in black history and culture. Broussard has produced black history and cultural programs for over 30 years in schools, churches, public libraries, academic libraries, and museums in Lafayette and southwest Louisiana. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in education from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (currently known as UL-Lafayette), Southern University, Louisiana State University, and East Tennessee State University. Broussard is the founder and president of Bayouland Storytellers Guild of Southwest Louisiana and the Just Write Cultural Arts Group and cofounder of Malunda African-American Book Club.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Glorious Church	p. 9
Education Heroes and Schools	p. 25
Then And Now	p. 41
Community Action	p. 63
Against All Odds	p. 91
Movers, Shakers, and History Makers	p. 115
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