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Hampton Smith

Hampton Smith

Craft Research Fund Grant

2025

The Radical Tradition of New Orleans’ Blacksmiths of Color

"The Radical Tradition of New Orleans’ Black Craftspeople" empirically proves New Orleans’ Ironwork is a byproduct of the Haitian diaspora, and was a key practice in forming radical networks to survive slavery and fight against historic and ongoing racial discrimination.

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Cambridge, MA

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$7,748

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