Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution

The Historic New Orleans Collection welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kathleen DuVal for a fascinating talk exploring the impact of the American Revolution on Louisiana and the Gulf South region. While the thirteen colonies fought with the British over taxes and parliamentary representation, Spanish forces clashed with Britain’s strained army to carve up the Gulf Coast across modern day Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

In this lesser-known front of the war, both sides competed for the allegiances of the powerful Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Muscogee Creek nations and the inhabitants of New Orleans and other colonial cities—all of whom had their own ideas about liberty and freedom.

Following Dr. DuVal’s talk, HNOC Deputy Director Erin Greenwald will join her on stage for a conversation that explores the local implications of this overlooked theater of the revolution.

This program is presented in conjunction with American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition, on view at HNOC until January 17, 2027.

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