I have visited New Orleans in the past, so I knew that there was a rich history in the area with a lot of different people and cultural influences, but still, I did not know the history that was taught in this film. When we are taught about history through textbooks or guided tours, we often get a very polished, simplistic telling of the history of a place. Things are segmented, simplified, and told usually from one perspective. We don’t learn about the dynamic, and ever evolving nature of a neighborhood like Faubourg Treme. In most history books, black history is brushed over and seen as a side story to European history, like the French settlers of New Orleans. I was glad to watch this film and learn more deeply about the local history of New Orleans and how a black neighborhood has developed into such a unique community and culture with a history that is dynamic and ongoing even today.