581. Matthew Teutsch, part 2

581. Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew
Teutsch about his article, "Blood in the Pool: The 1868 Bossier Massacre." "Violent, racist attacks didn’t just occur in Bossier. They
occurred across the Red River in Caddo Parish and all throughout
the Red River Valley. Gilles Vandal notes that during
Reconstruction 45% of the murders in Louisiana were concentrated
in the northwestern part of the state. Caddo accounted for 16%
of the homicides even though it only accounted for 3% of the
state’s population. People may have tried to cleanse the soil of
the blood, but the blood remains deep within the earth."
"Matthew Teutsch is the Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center
at Piedmont College. He maintains Interminable
Rambling, a blog on literature, culture, and
pedagogy,  and has published articles and book reviews in
various venues including Lear, Melus, Mississippi
Quarterly, African American Review and Callaloo.
His research focus is African American, Southern, and Nineteenth
Century American literature. He is the editor of Rediscovering
Frank Yerby: Critical Essays (UPM 2020), and his current
project examines Christopher Priest’s run on Black Panther.
Follow him on Twitter at @SilasLapham."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.
The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it
as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in
print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!



This week in Louisiana history. July 7, 1912. Grabow 'Lumber
War' shootout takes place near DeRidder, 3 killed, 37 wounded.


This week in New Orleans history. Summer Showers. July 7,
1939. Beginning in the mid-1930s, and for several years after,
the Recreation Project of the WPA sponsored the "Summer
Showers" program in conjunction with the New Orleans Fire
Department. Several days a week throughout the summer, firemen
closed off a street, opened the hydrants and attached special
nozzles to their hoses so the children of New Orleans could
frolick and beat the heat 



This week in Louisiana.

18th Annual Celebration

San Fermin in Nueva Orleans

Gallier Hall

545 St Charles Ave.

New Orleans, LA 70130

Website

July 12 · 5:30 pm - July 14 · 2:00 pm

Cost $15 – $95.

Get Tickets Here

New Orleans Running of the Bulls

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The 18th Edition of the Running of the Bulls in New Orleans promises to
be very different and very exciting! Book your trip and hotel and
register today!

This years event will be the weekend of July 12-14 and we will have a
full slate of events. Txupinazo, Running of the Roller Derby Bulls, and
El Pobre de Mi all at an iconic location! Gallier Hall, once the home of
New Orleans City Hall!  Stay tuned to all social media channels and
we’ll keep you updated as the stars align.

¡YA FALTA MENOS!
Postcards from Louisiana. The Tremé Brass Band plays at the dba bar on Frenchment St. in New Orleans.