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2 unusual facts about Gwendolyn Midlo Hall


New Roads, Louisiana

Historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall discovered extensive French and Spanish documentation of the early slave trade, which provided more information than in most records as to the ethnicity and names of slaves, all in the courthouse at New Roads.

Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, historian, did extensive research over years in the courthouse, discovering important documentation of the slave trade that provided new understanding of African-American history in Louisiana, including the ethnic origin of many slaves in specific African cultures



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