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    5. The "Quadroon-Plaçage" Myth of Antebellum New Orleans: Anglo-American (Mis)interpretations of a French-Caribbean Phenomenon

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Aslakson,Kenneth (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Spring, 2012
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Social History
    Journal Title Details:
    45(3) : 709-734
    Notes:
    The intimate relationships between white men and women of color in antebellum New Orleans, commonly known by the term plaçage, are a large part of the romanticized lore of the city and its history. This article exposes the common understanding of plaçage as myth. First, it reveals the source of the myth in a collection of accounts by travelers to the city in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Next, it uses a database of information on hundreds of white male-colored female relationships during the period to provide a more accurate account of the people in and nature of these relationships. Finally, it explains the purpose served by the myth by identifying three traditions that shaped its development.

    6. The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i (Book review)

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Merrill,Dennis (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Spring2012
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Social History
    Journal Title Details:
    45(3) : 850-853
    Notes:
    Review of the book "Purposes of Paradise: US Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i," by Christine Skwiot.