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New Orleans Freedmens Aid Association

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The New Orleans Freedmens Aid Association was a fraternal benevolent society for freedmen, established seven months after the end of the American Civil War in New Orleans. The first group of its kind in the area, it helped with burial services and life insurance. This type of organization helped establish traditional second lines celebrations in New Orleans.^[1]

See also

Freedmen's Aid Society

References

^ "Reclaiming Joy - New Orleans Magazine - May 2014 - New Orleans, LA". www.myneworleans.com. May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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