Travel to pre-Civil War New Orleans for African-American History Month

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Readers can explore a little-known facet of African-American and Southern history and culture by participating in a discussion of The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice at the Bridgewater Library on February 18, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. This discussion, a part of the "Let's Talk About It" series, will be led by Professor Ronald Tyson of Raritan Valley ...

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Ape Linkon “Playing the best hits on KAPE” Since: Nov 09 2,481 Music City, USA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Feb 2, 2010 Judged: 2 2 1 I read the title, and I was like "Ohh Snap", I was packing my stuff and all...I'ms gonna get me a slave and whatnot, but nevermind just a hoax.
dragonpat “Obsidian Princess” Since: Sep 09 12,538 louisiana	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Feb 2, 2010 ann rice packs a lot of new orleans history in her writings. i might go to hear her lecture.
Louisiana Man Kenilworth, NJ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Feb 11, 2010 I am sick of 'Political Correctness.' I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa ; so how can they be 'African-Americans'? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was fromEurope. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else
dragonpat “Obsidian Princess” Since: Sep 09 12,538 louisiana	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Feb 11, 2010 Louisiana Man wrote: I am sick of 'Political Correctness.' I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa ; so how can they be 'African-Americans'? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was fromEurope. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else shut-up FOOL! we are descendants of africans who came from AFRICA. we don't use specific countries, ethnicities or tribes because we lost that. american of african descent is an appropriate label for peoples in this condition. you define you and dont stop worrying about us cause we don't give a crap what you consider yourself.
Louisiana Man Kenilworth, NJ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 Feb 15, 2010 <quoted text> shut-up FOOL! we are descendants of africans who came from AFRICA. we don't use specific countries, ethnicities or tribes because we lost that. american of african descent is an appropriate label for peoples in this condition. . What condition ???
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