Historian / genealogist Gwendolyn Midlo Hall passes away

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[invalid]

RIP. I'm in black genealogical circles and never heard of her. Will check out her book.

 

[invalid]

Funny...now I'm seeing her all over my timeline.

 

[get these nets]

RIP. I'm in black genealogical circles and never heard of her. Will check out her book.

Excerpts of her work are in some threads in the Root. Dudes were citing YTers, while we were citing her and other actual Historians.

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She is NOT passe blanc, by the way. She is blanc.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

RIP. I'm in black genealogical circles and never heard of her. Will check out her book.

I quoted her many times in threads related to the OG Creole/Creole misconceptions as it relates to the culture of Louisianna

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/so-its-people-who-think-new-orleans-is-a-carribean-city-not-southern.854760/post-42367900

Haitian History in New Orleans

"From the pots of red beans and rice bubbling in French Quarter restaurants to the amulet bags for sale in neighborhood botanicas, Haitian influence is seen, heard and tasted across this city. French colonists from Saint-Domingue — later renamed Haiti — had traveled to New Orleans since the...

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[EndDomination]

RIP to one of the greats.