Post: They never told us that the caribbean shape new orleans we're told new orleans was built by france flavored by the south and shaped by jazz but that's only half the truth because when haiti rose up and fought for freedom and seventeen ninety one the revolution didn't just shake the caribbean it sent waves across the gulf tens of thousands patients free and formerly enslaved fled to new orleans they brought creole food voting traditions creole language and yes music the same african rhythms and echoed in port au prince became the heartbeat of congo square that's where jazz was born and it wasn't just haiti bahamians helped dig the canal al's caribbean migrants built neighbourhoods ran businesses raised families but textbooks treated like a side note if they mentioned it at all they say new orleans is unique they forget to say why they never told us the caribbean shaped new orleans because they don't want us to know how deep our influence runs but every trumpet every gumbo pot every second line parade carries in island's voice inside sure believe inspire lax be

Post:: They never told us that the caribbean shape new orleans we're told new orleans was built by france flavored by the south and shaped by jazz but that's only half the truth because when haiti rose up and fought for freedom… #TaylorFritz #nevercaribbean #shapeorleans #orleansbuilt #builtfrance