CULTURAL PRACTICES Songs Cover page from collection of Creole songs by Clara Gottschalk Peterson Musical Instruments Illustration of drums and drumming style played at Congo Square. Benjamin Labtrobe, 1819 Dances The Calinda, dance of the Negroes in America Religion and Spirituality Plaque at the grave of Louisiana Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau Economic Exchange Market woman selling pralines. “Picturesque America: The Praline-seller, New Orleans” Indigenous Practices Jazz funeral for civil rights lawyer Lois Edward Elie culminates in Congo Square. Photo courtesy of Freddi Evans.
