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The Koongo Period

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In chapter 10, we are giving a history of the kongo period, the kongo period refers to the importation of the kongo people after the spanish had already taking over Louisiana. Many of the reasons why the kongo people were imported was because they were part of the most heavily slaved territory in africa and the longest slaved in a long period of time. The influence of the Kongo people could be link to present day Cubans, as they shared many common traditions, specifically the religion known as palos. The Kong people also influence the tradition of jazz funeral, they believe that the dead had to be send off with music as they didn't want them to be sad as they enter the afterlife. They briefly talk about mardi gras origins, as it might have
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