Free Negro Point, Louisiana 2/25/2021. Across the river from Southern University - Baton Rouge.

Free Negro Point, Louisiana- 2/25/2021.
This area is located on the Western side of the Mississippi River, directly across from Southern University, which sits on the Old Kernan Plantation.
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[@daughterofisrael7130]

Thank you for this video Sir.

[@scottharrison6836]

Grew up in BR not far from SU and I had never heard this story. I only learned about the point when doing some research on the Battle of Baton Rouge and finding out the remains of the ironclad ship Arizona is said to be buried below the levee at the point. You made one comment that is really interesting to me ... that the area was not part of the Louisiana Purchase. Do you know why or can you point me to any information to confirm that? Thx

[@CooLikeThat]

Did you know the area at SU was called “Freedom Leap”

[@GOTSTRONG]

Wow, I didn’t know that !!???!! I appreciate the information.

[@robertrishel3685]

I’m a boat Capt and have seen “Free Negro Point” on the chart and wondered about the story behind it. Thanks for the video explaining the name. It was kind of disturbing to see it on the chart like that without understanding the back story…. Which is just as disturbing, but in a different way. Something really interesting to look into is the story of Capt. Israel Lewis (? I think the name is correct?), the first black Towboat captain. He worked at Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.(Owned itself by United States Steel Corp., a part of their transportation group) out of Mobile, Alabama. I always thought his was an important story, too significant to just be lost to history. It was my understanding that Capt. Lewis was born in what was known as “Africa Town” in Mobile, and he was a direct descendant of the last group of slaves brought to America. That final slave ship was recently discovered at the point where it was scuttled back in the 1860’s.