In 1935, a Black linguist recorded Louisiana Creole speakers on aluminium discs; researchers have now uncovered the earliest extended audio of a language that all but vanished from New Orleans by the 1950s
Dockworkers at New Orleans in 20th century, the creole language may have been spoken at this time. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons) There is something extraordinary about how memory finds its way back to us through our senses. A familiar sound or voice can transport us to an entire world we thought existed only in the…
