Dr. Seck Ibrahima, the Director of Research of the Whitney Plantation Slavery Museum, will present the history of the German Coast in the wider context of the Atlantic slave trade and will touch many topics related to the cultural legacies of slavery in Louisiana and show deeper and often ignored legacies of slavery related to culture.
Presented By Dr. Ibrahima Seck, is a member of the History department of University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal. His research is mostly devoted to the historical and cultural links between West Africa and Louisiana with a special interest for religious beliefs, music, foodways, and miscellaneous aspects of culture. Dr. Seck is now holding the position of Director of Research of the Whitney Plantation Slavery Museum located in St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. He is the author of a book on this historic site entitled “Bouki fait Gombo: A History of the Slave Community of Habitation Haydel (Whitney Plantation) Louisiana, 1750-1860.
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