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Statues are one of the most visible and controversial forms of historical storytelling. In 2020, statues and monuments personifying histories of slavery, colonialism, and genocide were vandalised and torn down in an extraordinary wave of global iconoclasm. Robert E. Lee was graffitied in Virginia, Columbus was beheaded in Massachusetts, and King Leopold II was set on fire in Antwerp. As these iconic figures continue to fall, the backlash against what's perceived as historical erasure is vigorous

The late Cousin Ethel JOUBERT-TATE, 87 at the time, speaking about Leonce “Chicot” THIERRY who at one point was considered to be one of the largest property holders in Plaisance, Louisiana, a rural community where the Indigenous Americans, Creoles and Acadians have cohabitated since the 1700s. #creole #cajun #African #Louisiana #Opelousas #History #genealogy | Alex Genealogy