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99% Vernacular: Volume 1
99% Invisible
The History of the Front Porch
The porch, as an architectural feature can be linked all the way back to west africa. The haytian ltion played a huge role here because it sparked a massive migration to louisiana territory. Most people use their very humble porches to do work and to keep cool. Since porches were often raised up off the ground to allow air to flow. For slave holding planters, the front porch could also function as a dais, which they used to assert control. Slave owners used it as a place to sort o bea to taltarian.
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