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Louisiana Anthology Podcast

Episode 545. Stefan Schöberlein. _Walt Whitman's New Orleans: Sidewalk Sketches and Newspaper Rambles  Whitman in NOLA_."Dr. Schöberlein’s research focuses on the intersections of science, literature, and technology in the nineteenth century. He is currently concluding work on his first monograph, based on his award-winning dissertation on the mapping of the brain in the 1800s and its impact on literary production. He has published extensively on the poet Walt Whitman, including a translation of Whitman’s novel Jack Engle into German (Berlin: Das Kulturelle Gedächtnis, 2017). Stefan serves as vice-president of the Digital Americanists Society, and is a contributing editor to the Walt Whitman Archive as well as co-editor of the Movable Project."

1. This week in Louisiana history. October 20, 1795. Work begins on Cabildo and Presbytere.

2. This week in New Orleans history. Mack Justin Spears was born in Wilson, Louisiana to Charlie and Mary Wheelock Spears, and attended elementary and secondary public schools in New Orleans. He held a Bachelor's degree from Dillard, a Master's degree from Xavier University, and a Doctorate in Education from Harvard University. During his career as an educator, he was a teacher, principal, visiting professor, university dean, and university professor of education. Dr. Spears was the first African American to become president of the Louisiana School Boards Association. He was also the first African American to serve on the Orleans Parish School Board. He was elected president seven times during his eighteen years on the board. Mack J. Spears died on October 28, 1988 after a lengthy illness

3. This week in Louisiana.

Louisiana River Road – All-American Road

Distance: 773 miles

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Duration: One to two days for a self-guided tour of each area

Side by side and decade after decade the Mississippi River and the Great River Road bring more people together with their history, culture and natural worlds than any other North American river and treasured road. The river and road have shaped the people and the land in this place.

Entering into Louisiana across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, a visitor will see traces of Grant’s Canal, dating to the American Civil War.   During the historic siege of Vicksburg, General U. S. Grant tried to divert the Mississippi River by cutting a canal at Lake Providence and using the bayous and rivers to bypass Vicksburg.  His attempt failed and it is the only time in military history a tactic such as this was employed.

4. Postcards from Louisiana. Brass band by Cafe du Monde.