Wrbh Reading Radio Original Programming Podcasts

The 2nd part of Anne Guillot's conversation with Joseph Dunn, of Laura Creole Plantation and Historic Site. The imprint of West African influences on Louisiana's culture is discussed, including the Bantu dialect and Louisiana Creole Folktales as resistance stories. Bouki and Lapin, originally Wolof language stories from Senegal, traversed the Atlantic and maintained their African characters and point of view. In all other US locations, the set of animal tales transformed into the Bre'r Rabbit collection. Originally aired on April 15th 2019