Did you know symbols of power are embedded in the iron works of New Orleans? Woven into balconies, gates, and railings are visual echoes of West African symbolism, quietly preserved by enslaved Black blacksmiths and free people of color. Through iron, they carried ancestral knowledge forward, encoding protection, memory, and spiritual authority into the city itself. What looks like decoration is also continuity. A way of staying connected to their roots when open expression was not allowed. | Ca
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