529. The Ursuline Correspondence

529.  Stephen and Bruce give their presentation over the Ursuline Correspondence. In the summer of 1804, the Mother Superior or the Ursuline Convent, Therese de St. Xavier Farjon, wrote a petition signed by all the nuns in the convent to President Jefferson, asking his assurance that their property be protected by the Unites States government, so that they could continue their mission of educating girls in New Orleans.

528. Nicholas Lehmann on the Colvax Massacre.

528. We talk to Nicholas Lemann, a journalist who grew up in Louisiana, about his book, Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War. "Nicholas Lemann opens this extraordinary book with a riveting account of the horrific events of Easter 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana, where a white militia of Confederate veterans-turned-vigilantes attacked the black community there and massacred hundreds of people in a gruesome killing spree.

527. Cheryl White.

527. Cheryl White joins us to discuss her research into the Yellow Fever outbreak in Shreveport in 1873, and the priests who died while ministering to patients suffering from the fever. Dr White recently unveiled a report on the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873 and the COVID outbreak of 2020.

526. John Holland, part 2

526. Part 2 of our conversation with John Holland about his work writing comic books. "Die Bold Comics is the home of the words of John Holland and an assortment of fantastic artists. I've been very fortunate over the years to work with some amazing artists.

525. John Holland, Part 1.

525. Part 1 of our conversation with John Holland about his work writing comic books. "Die Bold Comics is the home of the words of John Holland and an assortment of fantastic artists. I've been very fortunate over the years to work with some amazing artists.

524. Anniversary Episode with Lamar White, Jr.

524. Anniversary Episode with Lamar White, Jr. Lamar joins us once again, and we catch up on our projects. The Louisiana Anthology is happy to announce that we have be selected for a $5,000.00 grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, as well as a $500.00 grant from Wal Mart #23 in Ruston.

523. Diana M. Greenlee and Jenny Ellerbe.

523. We talk to Diana M. Greenlee and Jenny Ellerbe about their book, Poverty: Revealing the Forgotten City. "The settlement of Poverty Point, occupied from about 1700 to 1100 BC and once the largest city in North America, stretches across 345 acres in northeastern Louisiana.