Name
Culture Tour: Geographies of Black Displacement
Date & Time
Friday, December 13, 2019, 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Description
A walking tour from the French Quarter to the historic Treme community that traces the geographies of black dislocation, containment, displacement, and disposability in land-use planning, housing policy, and urban development. The tour starts with the formation of New Orleans as a carceral landscape of unfree labor and reproductive control built on the body, flesh, bones, and blood of African captives and their descendants-- and as a colonial enterprise rooted in the genocide and the thief of native lands. Highlights of the walking tour include (1) an examination of historical and contemporary patterns of property-led development, spatial segregation, and discriminatory housing practices; (2) discussions on post-Hurricane Katrina policies that made people disappear; and (3) a timeline, displacement zine, and maps.
 
Pre-Registration Required
Transportation Provided
Departs from Hotel Lobby
Location Name
French Quarter/Treme
Accessibility
Requires walking on city streets.