Lament of the libertadores: Monumental Demise in New Orleans’s ‘Garden of the Americas’
Channel: Tulane University Libraries
Date: 2022-04-05

New Orleans and Latin America Colloquium Series
A colloquium series hosted by the Latin American Library at Tulane University featuring faculty whose research considers relationships between Latin America and New Orleans.

This first talk on 3/11/22 features Marilyn Miller, Professor of Spanish and Sizeler Family Professor in Judaic Studies, who presents new research on a mid-century New Orleans beautification project that immortalized Latin American independence leaders:  “Lament of the libertadores: Monumental Demise in New Orleans’s ‘Garden of the Americas’”

Presenter: Hortensia Calvo, Doris Stone Librarian and Director, The Latin American Library, Tulane University

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Video edited and transcribed by Alan Velasquez