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Images of America : African Americans in Covington / Eva Semien Baham ; with a foreword by Rev. Mallery Callahan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baham, Eva Semien, 1952- author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--History--Louisiana--Covington--Pictorial works.
- African Americans.
- African American families--History--Louisiana--Covington--Pictorial works.
- African American families.
- African American schools--History--Louisiana--Covington--Pictorial works.
- African American schools.
- Covington (La.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Covington (La.).
- Covington (La.)--Social conditions--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Covington is the seat of St. Tammany Parish government and sits north of Lake Pontchartrain in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Records from 1727 show 11 Africans on the north shore. One person of African descent was present at the founding of Covington on July 4, 1813. Most African Americans in antebellum Covington were slaves, with a modest number of free people, all of whom covered nearly every occupation needed for the development and sustenance of a heavily forested region. For more than 200 years in Covington, African Americans transformed their second-class status by grounding themselves in shared religious and social values. They organized churches, schools, civic organizations, benevolent societies, athletic associations, and businesses to address their needs and to celebrate their joys.
- Contents:
- Freedom and families
- The church as one foundation
- Origins of African American education
- Rosenwald, oh Rosenwald
- Holy Family Church and School
- Pine View High School and Rosenwald Middle
- Good people, good citizens
- Love and charity
- Taking care of business
- Moving forward.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781439651650
- 1439651655
- OCLC:
- 936621077
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