508. Andrew Wegmann, part 2

508. Part 2 of our interview with Andrew Wegmann. Andrew has traced the introduction of concepts of whiteness, purity of blood and legitimacy of kin under the Spanish caused a transformation within the New Orleans colored community. As generations of mixed-race men and women emerged from interracial families established during the late French Period, Spanish social and legal practices permeated the New Orleans cultural landscape. Suddenly, new ideas of racial science, mixture and definition appeared in law, gradually affecting social intercourse. The ambiguous awareness of mulâtres and nègres under the French gave way to a regimented taxonomy of ‘races’ and ‘hybrids’ developed over more than a century in Latin America and the Caribbean and manifested in the social and racial identities of the New Orleans mixed-race community. Andrew N. Wegmann is the T. Harry Williams Fellow in History at Louisiana State University. His work on racial identity and social practice in the antebellum USA has appeared in multiple edited collections and journals.

1. This week in Louisiana history. February 10, 1763. Treaty of Paris gave Louisiana Colony to Spain.
2. This week in New Orleans history. The port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi were ceded to Spain on February 10, 1763, by Article 7 of the Treaty of Paris.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   BMike’s First Solo Exhibit
   NOT Supposed 2-Be Here
   Newcomb Art Museum
   Woldenberg Art Center
   6823 St Charles Ave.
   New Orleans, LA 70118
   (504) 865-5328
   Website
   Local artist Brandan “BMike” Odums makes his solo exhibit debut. Addressing the question of who or what kind of art belongs in a museum, the show explores four different takes on inclusion and identity drawn across notions of art, race, place, and accessibility. These themes take form as colossal paintings, sculpture, mixed media, and immersive installations – from one room that reckons with the spiritual impact of Katrina to another room that honors local legends from New Orleans Access Television (NOATV) and pays homage to Odums’ early roots in film and television during his time with 2-Cent Entertainment. Visit the exhibit now through May 23.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana, Homer Plessy Day. June 7, 2022. Ceremony.

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