Revolution, romanticism, and the Afro-Creole protest tradition in Louisiana, 1718-1868

Explains how the colonial New Orleans' Latin-European religious culture and tri-partite racial order gave rise to one of the most well-educated and cohesive black societies in the US. The book explores the forces that shaped the reconstruction of Louisiana and the influences on national politics.

• Acknowledgments p. xiii
• Introduction p. 1
• 1 Revolution and the Origins of Dissent p. 9
• 2 The Republican Cause and the Afro-Creole Militia p. 41
• 3 The New American Racial Order p. 65
• 4 Romanticism, Social Protest, and Reform p. 89
• 5 French Freemasonry and the Republican Heritage p. 145
• 6 Spiritualism's Dissident Visionaries p. 187
• 7 War, Reconstruction, and the Politics of Radicalism p. 222
• Conclusion p. 276
• Appendix Membership in Two Masonic Lodges and Biographical Information p. 283
• Bibliography p. 295
• Index p. 313