History

Ernest J. Wright, a civil rights trailblazer in New Orleans, was the city’s first Black social worker.

Susan Larson talks with Eric Jay Dolin, whose new book is “A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes.” We’ll also hear from…

"Katrina: A History, 1915–2015" details the long story leading up to the storm — the development plans, federal assistance programs, politics, and…

New Orleans inherited its red beans and rice, Creole cottages and Caribbean drum rhythms from the people of San Domingue, the French colony now known as…

There are a lot of subjects that are tough to teach, but one of the most difficult is the Holocaust. It’s an important historical event, but one that can…

The Wonderful World of Ricky RiccardiPerhaps one of the most awe-inspiring facts about Ricky Riccardi, who directs research collections at the Louis…

This week on The Reading Life: We take you out to the ball game! Susan talks with Ron Swoboda, author of “Here’s the Catch: A Memoir of the Miracle Mets…

This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with Louisiana State University history professors Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein, authors of "The Problem…

This week on The Reading Life: Susan Larson talks with Jessie Morgan-Owens, author of “Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the…

Tomorrow (Friday,) Mayor LaToya Cantrell plans to formally apologize for something that happened 128 years ago. In 1891, the city’s popular police chief…