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Discussion, exhibit celebrates author Fatima Shaik’s book ‘Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood’

Growing up in New Orleans’ 7th Ward, Fatima Shaik heard stories about her community while sitting at the kitchen table.  One involved her father saving Société d’Economie et d’Assistance Mutuelle (Economic and Mutual Assistance Society) journals from the city dump. The journals contained meeting minutes from 1836 to1935.  “I was 3 or 4 when (the…

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