Which members of the African Diaspora does the book focus? What place or part of the world does the book feature?

Assignment Question

Becoming American in Creole New Orleans, 1896–1949 by Darryl Barthé

Part 1.) Authors/Scholars: Who is/are the author(s)? Where were they trained? Or, where did they attend school? What discipline do they study? What is their research focus? 2.)Conversation When was the book released? What scholars does the book mention in the beginning that have done research on the topic? What were the arguments of these books? How is this book different? Or, how does it offer something new? 3.)African Diaspora and Geography Which members of the African Diaspora does the book focus? What place or part of the world does the book feature? On which, time period does the book focus? 4.)Sources and Methodology What sources does the author(s) use for the book? Where were the sources located? How is this book a work of their discipline? 5.)Argumentation What is the book’s argument, position, or thesis statement? 6.)Summary How many chapters are in the book? What does each chapter say? 7.)Reception How did 3 scholars who reviewed the book for an academic journal assess it? 8.)Evaluation of the book Does the book convincingly fulfill its state aims? Why or why not? What did you learn from this book?