
Episode #120- Who Was the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans? (Part III)
Our Fake History
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The Death of Congo Square
Jim Crow laws essentially eliminated free people of color from Louisiana society. Congo Square was a gathering place in the Tremé neighborhood just north of the French Quarter. St. John's Eve, and voodoo in general, was similarly legislated out of existence. Voodoo practitioners had a hard time getting permits for any kind of religious gathering.
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