The Importance of Freetown-Port Rico in Lafayette, Louisiana
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Learn about the history and present-day culture staples of the historic district, Freetown-Port Rico
Freetown-Port Rico is a historic Afro-Creole multicultural district in Lafayette, Louisiana. Before the American Civil War, Freetown-Port Rico was settled by freed people of color. During the Post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, when American white supremacy…
