Big thanks to Mortis Media for narrating this video!

@ELKE-

3 жыл бұрын

Big thank you to Mortis indeed! So well done narration! Thank you FLives for your awesome work. Love your channel!

@HarvestMoon21

3 жыл бұрын

@@ELKE- Agree well done always listen to your channel too Mortis ❣️

@vegaswoman7020

3 жыл бұрын

I knew I Recognized that Voice!! ❤ ya narrations Morti!!

@mlee9118

3 жыл бұрын

Love Mortis!!

@bunnymad5049

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mort! Thanks to you both. xxx Love the way you guys work together. It's a lovely community.

I really wish Hollywood would make a movie about her life. I've always been so fascinated by her.

@joshuafletcher598

3 жыл бұрын

in the third season of american horror story shes one of the main characters and shes played by angela basset

@zariamonetwalker5147

3 жыл бұрын

REAL TALK!!!!

@tyrondrichardson1258

3 жыл бұрын

A real movie

@birdybirdybirdybirdybirdy

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuafletcher598 wow thank you for sharing, she is in my bloodline, very interesting.

@georgiaisom6347

3 жыл бұрын

They'll just add in bullshit lies and whitewash it. It's best they leave it alone.

Angela Bassett played her in AHS, wonderful wonderful woman and Ms. Bassetts portrayal was impeccable

@SpicyTexan64

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. You knew her? I'm impressed.

@blackpeoplewatch1727

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! I remember that but I didn’t know who she was portraying 🙌🏾

@hurtspublishing3906

3 жыл бұрын

But they didn't shoe her true powers on the show

@peachesr3188

3 жыл бұрын

That was my fave

@StreetUrchin4Life

3 жыл бұрын

Ok ok yes Ms. Bassett did great in the role. But that wasn't a Marie Luvs role they casted

Marie Laveau was a badass and an amazing woman of her time.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!!

@the2ndcoming135

3 жыл бұрын

Snuck some Voodoo into Christianity. That’s kinda savage. I bet she makes a mean gingerbread man and house👀

I visited her grave before Katrina. I don’t know what state it is in now. It was a very unusual burial site as everyone seemed to be buried above ground. I left her a gift. I did not feel anything evil or magical about the experience. I just remember having read about her and wanting to visit her grave site. People sensationalize what they do not understand. I’m sure she was a generous and kind woman. The gossip about her feels mean spirited. I’m sure many were jealous of her beauty and popularity.

@annamo9354

3 жыл бұрын

When I was in New Orleans many moons ago the burial in tombs above ground was explained to me as harking back to the olden days when the city was frequently flooded. Apparently corpses which had been buried in the ground would be washed up again. Burying them in stone tombs prevented that...

@wildyoda2931

3 жыл бұрын

They rebuilt her tomb but people probably still write on it

@cb5374

3 жыл бұрын

@@wildyoda2931 😱

@JBlack2991

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly we ( New Orleans ) still has that problem, even as recently as Katrina did a bunch of bodies leave their graves and went missing when it flooded.

@laylabell9301

3 жыл бұрын

The cemetery where she is buried is closed to the public permanently because some people were vandalizing her tomb.

She is as strong in death as she was alive .🖤 I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT .. What a great homage you paid to her. She was a great healer and the true mother of all who seek her even in death she is faithful and prompt in assistance 🖤for the lost and defeated!

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!!

@MamaRedd

3 жыл бұрын

Yes she is still strong I work with her often !!!!

@BriaLoveElias

Жыл бұрын

@@MamaRedd oh really wow

@zarac58

Жыл бұрын

Gullah geechee and New Orleans voodoo has roots in the Igbo Odinani. Check out Odinani (Igbo Spirituality) on themedicineshell on KZread

Slavery is the worst thing that any human can impose upon another human being. Forcibly separating a mother from her children to be subjected to God knows what, ripping families apart... the thought of it makes me sick. We ought never to forget how recent in our country's history that took place, how much our country benefited from it.

@philosophyofthestars

3 жыл бұрын

We shouldnt forget but we also shouldn't dwell.

@karenfromfinasse8430

3 жыл бұрын

@@philosophyofthestars What, pray tell, is the distinction between not forgetting and dwelling?

@michellerobins7746

2 жыл бұрын

@@karenfromfinasse8430 q

@stormysocks

2 жыл бұрын

Every country had slaves and its disgusting. We had 4% of slaves here, the rest went to central and South America and Europe. Slavery is still practiced in the middle east and you can buy a slave in Libya in the market for $400. People need to remember that too

@RogueT-Rex8468

2 жыл бұрын

@@karenfromfinasse8430 anger and the spread of hate.

I recently got married in New Orleans and left her my bouquet 💐

@mommyshark1124

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Wishing you all the best💖

@danybey4182

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations 💝👰💍💎 Is there any particular reason you left it other than paying her respect

@lisan2933

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats! That's pretty cool

@TKOCareercoach

3 жыл бұрын

@@danybey4182 it’s a old Louisiana love spell to leave a flower at her tomb

@shearaguillory6788

3 жыл бұрын

@@TKOCareercoach I live in Louisiana and I never heard that, but I am planning on getting married in New Orleans so I will be doing this

It sounds like she was marginalized and made her out to be some big scary woman by people that felt threatened by her. When really she was just a person of color that cared greatly for the people around her and even though her faith wasn't the same as theirs she seemed to be a woman of great faith. Such a shame really. It sounds like she was an amazingly generous woman that was truly misunderstood by a great many people.

@angeliapittman4776

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@staceyherald7953

3 жыл бұрын

She wasnt really marginalized. She was great friends with the head Priest Pere Antione and had people if all classes as devotes

@MrAlexanderrangel

3 жыл бұрын

@@staceyherald7953 She was marginalized though, her religion was literally banned from public services because of the stigma against african and creole culture

@staceyherald7953

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAlexanderrangel I don't know what you are talking about. Bc she lived at the height of the weekly Sunday gatherings in Congo Square.

@jp8649

3 жыл бұрын

​@@staceyherald7953 I think the most glaringly obvious fact that racism was very much still a factor was that the enslavement of people of color was very much still a thing. Primarily black people and indigenous people. They were not treated as white people were. Just because the ruling class in this area had more relaxed views on how people of color were treated in no way erases that it was still rampant. A very good example of this would be the devastation of Black Wallstreet in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which didn't occur until over one hundred years after this. She may have been born in the more relaxed culture that came from being born during French rule, but they only owned it for 3 years after it was ceded to the French by Spain. The vast majority of her life was lived after the Louisiana Purchase. African and creole culture was heavily villainized by white Americans who moved into the area and were now socially and legally the ruling class. I mean, the Civil War didn't even happen until she was in her 60s. Around the 1820s restrictions started to be put on the gatherings and it became a sort of sideshow to curious white people. Kind of a "Hey! Come check out the savages!" type of thing. Having one afternoon a week to explore your culture as a slave in a foreign land while having it condemned by conservative Christian residents isn't a sign that she was not marginalized. Her being able to buy her freedom, become wealthy, have white friends, and a white husband does not mean she was not marginalized or that she didn't experience blatant racism of the time. If that were true then we would have never had to have the Civil War, the Civil Rights movement, or the issues that still exist today.

"With hard work, she managed to buy her freedom"...I think it's safe to say everyone worked hard, but it was up to the slave holders to release them or not

@doseofpretty

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly wtf. I scrunched my face so fast when he said that.

@cacrent87

3 жыл бұрын

Blacks were indenture servants not slaves, who where employees through contracts. Paper genocide was the detriment of the Indigenous American.

@aidantolbert933

2 жыл бұрын

@@cacrent87 bro what? 😂

@Ogbootybandit

2 жыл бұрын

Under Code Noir, a law in NOLA. Slaves have the option to buy their freedom from their masters for what they were sold for.

@Ogbootybandit

2 жыл бұрын

It forbid their masters from making them work on Sundays, also they could go and work by selling things in the French market

Always found her to be a fascinating historical figure, thanks for another brilliant upload xxx

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😀

She was a very interesting person. I think she was far from evil. Even when she was in debt she still thought of others.

@djquinn11

3 жыл бұрын

Voodoo is not evil

@JoeyJoeJoeJr.Shabadoo

3 жыл бұрын

@@djquinn11 depends on the user so yeah, sometimes it is.

@potofgoldseeker4248

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen or heard evil depictions of her. I think you're confusing her with Madame Laularie

@bebopnola

3 жыл бұрын

Voodoo is not evil. Learn the history of it.

@Vibrations-iq5be

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. When white people tell black history, you can bet it will be seen in a dark light

New Orleans has some fascinating history!

@vononymous8054

3 жыл бұрын

Yes its on my list to visit and enjoy its rich history.

I love it when Morty does a guest spot! His voice is so soothing!

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

How do you know that her spirit doesn't still walk around New Orleans?? Many have claimed to see her spirit. I for one would never disrespect her.

@marielaveau5321

3 жыл бұрын

Oh it does. 😎💜💚💛✌️

@wrongturnVfor

3 жыл бұрын

I dont think not believeing that her spirit walks the city would disrespect her. I mean, I dont think she would find it direspecting.

@Dorian-lt5jb

3 жыл бұрын

The grave that most tourists go to isn't the actual grave, it's another one in the same graveyard though close by.

@karenknicely1788

3 жыл бұрын

@Missy B oh, I truly fear God, but to me, it's just a sign of respect.

@somniumisdreaming

3 жыл бұрын

@Missy B Not surprised if Yahweh, hes a genocidal, narcissistic, jealous maniac.

Side Note: The Glapion Family is still alive and well in New Orleans. Dr. John, of musical fame, was a true Voodoo practitioner. The late Chicken Man (Fred Staton) aka King of Voodoo was allowed to practice “medicine” in Charity Hospital. I love my 504 ⚜️🖤⚜️... Thank you for portraying Madame Laveau in the light she deserved.

@marinakaiser7639

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁i learned something new

@marinakaiser7639

3 жыл бұрын

Yeas she was an a amazig Woman

@karenburrows9184

3 жыл бұрын

PixieStyx: Would you be so kind as to quote your sources for Dr. John (real name: Malcolm Rebennac) being a Voodoo practitioner? In his own words, he created that character based on Dr. John Monatee (Senegal) for his friend Ronnie Barron in their band at that time; and when Ronnie Barron didn't use it, he himself did. He admitted many things about his life, including heroin addictions, being involved in organized crime and running a brothel in The Crescent City; but never publically said he practiced voodoo, nor did anyonne else who knew him, to the best of my knowledge.

@pixiestyx1766

3 жыл бұрын

@karenburrows.... I still carry the Gris Gris bag he made me. My information came from him & only him.

@karenburrows9184

3 жыл бұрын

@@pixiestyx1766 Thank you for your response and your clarification. Be well.

I'm not from New Orleans, I'm from Robeson County, North Carolina and I just recently learned about a famous root worker from Robeson County name Sara Murphy, apparently people used to come from miles to visit her. I read a book about Marie Laveau though, and that book was how I found out that voodoo started out as a good thing, nothing evil.

@k.o.1174

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information

@nattycark4617

3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Robeson county also, I would like to know more info on Sara

@harrietharlow9929

2 жыл бұрын

I never saw her practice of Vodoun as evil in any way. She followed a spiritual path which was right for her and she helped many many people.

I am mixed .raised in haiti. I find this so fascinating..

I enjoy hearing stories of Louisiana... I lived their as a child.. and can’t wait to go back to visit!!

(Narrator)-She “Only had 7” kids... (Me)-ONLY 7 ⁉️😳🛑😱😱😬😑

@Templeofcrescent

3 жыл бұрын

facts lol

@lisasligh5245

3 жыл бұрын

I watched another documentary that said she had 15

@trojanette8345

3 жыл бұрын

I had a relative that was born just a few shirt years AFTER, Madame LaVeau. We had heard that number (15), too. My gr-grandmother was a contemporary if hers having been born in, 1887. Although, she didn't live near NOLA in her younger days she, did have occasion to pass through there upon going there to greet her fiancé, newly arrived back from France. Yes.....'tis true we did hear through the grapevine of Marie's purported 'exploits' throughout the community. Comments ranged from the nonsensical, to the benign, to the absolutely outrageous. What we did not hear about were the dark tales of legend. Those stories seem to have come about in the decades AFTER Marie's death. Personally, I think it was admirable of the creator of this channel to print a copy of that newspaper article. If he hadn't I don't think anyone would have believed it.

@beberivera7011

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisasligh5245 but THIS one said she had 15 only 10 of which survived...

@angelindisguise229

3 жыл бұрын

Right 🤣🤣🤣🤣

She needs a movie, but for the love of all that is good, please cast people from New Orleans and Louisiana in general. Everyone butchers our words/ city names/ last names/ etc and I really don't blame them, they are spelled with the influence of like 5 languages, you really need to grow up here to learn that Lake Pontchartrain is pronounced "Lake Pon-cha-train" or that Tchoupitoulas is pronounced "chop-uh-too-las" and Natchitoches "Nack-o-dish".

@kimberlyrenaye3444

3 жыл бұрын

Yes to everything you just said!

@loyaltyiseverything504

3 жыл бұрын

U ain’t lying I’m born and raised in New Orleans I grew up in the 7th ward in voscoville behind Dillard university and mount Olivet cemetery

@loyaltyiseverything504

3 жыл бұрын

Ppl who play New Orleans rolls can NEVER get our language it’s one of our own as Spanish Chinese and African 😂😂😂

@laylabell9301

3 жыл бұрын

YES I MEAN I LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS AND I WAS CRINGING EVERY TIME HE MISPRONOUNCED NEW ORLEANS

@the2ndcoming135

3 жыл бұрын

😂

I enjoyed this fascinating story about Ms.Marie Laveau aka The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Great investigation and narration of this story.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks :)

I’m so excited to have clicked on this video! This the first I’ve seen from this channel, but the first word you spoke made me gasp as I immediately recognized that soothing, easy to hear, unique voice! I fall asleep to that same voice nearly every night, and listen to it for hours during daylight hours while cleaning, doing housework, and even while being stuck in the vicious traffic of New Orleans. (Driving in this city is a combat sport by the way) I did a comprehensive research paper on Marie Laveau in college. If there was any available information on her still existing in New Orleans and elsewhere…I dug it up. Whether it contained truths verified by official government or church documents, or was filled with speculation and rumors based on myths and legends, I compiled ALL of it. That being said, I can attest to the fact that you did an impeccable job!! Other than some pronunciation errors (officially you were spot on, but I’m speaking of the local way we pronounce things…which often are contradictory and confusing) you killed it!! Many “foreigners” (how we refer to anyone not a NOLA native) provide us with constant entertainment as they attempt to say most of our proper nouns. “Lagniappe” is my favorite. It’s pronounced “LAN-YAP,” but we hear “LAG-NEE-OP-EE, LAH-GA-NEE-OH-PAY, LAG-NIGH-AHP,” and my favorite (from someone desperately trying to sound cultured) “LON-YA-PAY.” I’m so happy to have found this channel!! I look forward to binging all them today as I am laid up in bed with a hip injury!! Keep up the good work!! I think you are one of the best narrator on this entire platform, if not the best!! I’d listen to you saying the alphabet for an hour. You could read the dictionary and I’d love it.

I hadn’t heard of this lady. What a fabulous video you’ve made bringing her story to many.

I'm from louisiana and her legacy of a VOODOO QUEEN is so real...... don't disrespect her tombstone cause mysterious things DO happen....LUV THE VIDEO...♥️💯✌🏿

@lisamcclanahan3438

3 жыл бұрын

This is true. My brother travels for work him and his co worker went out for drinks and his co worker decided to pee near her tombstone and the next day he missed his flight home then fell and broke his ankle, had his wallet stolen then got back to the hotel and fell again and stayed two more nights and had an annoyance of things happen. He went out to eat and a woman stopped him and told him he better make it right. He went back to her tombstone said his apologies left a gift. Then things got better

@emacias1980

3 жыл бұрын

I've been to New Orleans. I met some of the nicest people there. I don't miss the smell of the Mississippi River. Lol I want to go back. I feel as if my family would love New Orleans. I feel as if I'm welcome there.

@lrowe5846

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@bertabickham7507

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisamcclanahan3438 HER SPIRIT IS NO JOKE......

@ryanknox5181

3 жыл бұрын

Disrespect ANYBODY tomb and bad things should happen this women aint no God

My dumb sister visited her grave and took rubble from a brick and dirt from that graveyard. She has no idea what she has done.

I never get tired to hear about this lady. Thanks for another great episode!

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!!

Thank you for extra work and I appreciate your time and look forward to seeing your amazing work!🤗🤗🤗

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Not Forgotten , Never forgotten , thank you for this video .

Absolutely beautiful! Marie Laveau was amazing and appreciated by many.

Thank you for sharing this video and information. So well done and narrated. What a great lady.

New Orleans is I am SO PROUD TO SAY MY HOME!!!! We have such a rich an colorful history, And we are still an eclectic mix living life to the very fullest. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else in the world!!!

Most of my "knowledge" of Marie has come from popular fictions: books & movies. Thank you for this video & educating me on her true spirit.

Thx u so much for this ! You have a knack for this n your commentary is so precise!! ❤

This woman was a healer . A shaman who mixed her African , Native American roots and euro spirituality to do the healing work in her community and advocate for her people. Now these days it’s all about the stars and the moons cycles and crystal healing etc ... I’m grateful we are living in better times but not too long ago we were being called witches for practicing aboriginal customs and spirituality. Now it’s being gentrified .

@healingtiasway5501

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely has been gentrified. I just told me following that yesterday. Our spirituality has been whitewashed

@Kiahhhhhhhh

2 жыл бұрын

How is it being gentrified?

@lauritamarie

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking nothing but the truth sis!!!

Another amazing story and thanks for the history lesson. Much appreciated!

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

😀😀

Kinda reminds me of Mama Oudie from Princess and the Frog.Especially since Mama Oudie was feared and lived in a cabin too

@elenapopovic2527

3 жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly, Marie was the chief inspiration for Mama Oudie and many well informed audiences protested the stereotypical depiction.

This was very interesting, glad I watched. I came because Mortis Media was the guest narrator - great job Mort! 😊

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Happy that you enjoyed it !

Great job! I have always been so fascinated by her story.

Absolutely LOVE this channel! 🖤

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 💙

Lovely! Don't believe LaVeau is quite "forgotten" though. Wherever Vodoun is still practiced, Southeastern US, Gulf states, Caribbean, she is Legendary for her influence & preservation of the tradition. Did not know about her reversals during the Yellow Fever epidemic & being reduced to that stark cabin seems extreme even in old New Orleans. I'll bet the writer of that article considered all Nonwhite women able to make a name for themselves earning a living "evil" in the 1860s. 😹😈👻😹 Thanks, Forgotten & Mortis.

This was wonderful. Enjoyed so much Thank You.

She's actually in my family tree.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@thebullqueen

3 жыл бұрын

What relationship do you have with her? Is she your great grandmother?

@wandawells4746

3 жыл бұрын

That's great news 💯💯💯

@Moneymaker600

3 жыл бұрын

Mines 2

@goddess_rah8850

3 жыл бұрын

Mines too she my great grandmothers cousin

Bless this woman for her talent, her intelligence and her compassion. In gratitude. Marie Laveau. You are an important American Master.

Every time my mama makes her gumbo and jambalaya we always call her Marie Laveau. Since we are from Louisiana deep southern Cajun Louisiana. She makes some of the best food ever.🌏💫✨⚜️🪐🐊🦞🦀🦉💜💛💚

Stumbled across this video and was a pleasant surprise for Morris Medias narration. Thanks! Great video.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I have heard of Marie, but bever really knew her story! So fascinating.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😀

Thank you for providing such a true story about her I have been very fascinated by her story and now that I know the complete truth it has more of an understanding to me the false in inaccurate information about her no longer matters the truth has been told and I appreciate that she was definitely a very blessed woman who shared her love for her people

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😀

That was incredible!!! This made me see what an incredibly RADICAL politician she was by using her adversaries fears to feed her people's cause! I realized while listening to this that Marie LaVeau was a REACTIONARY! Tysmfs!! And yes: I AM high....😒

Thank you very much! Enjoyed your original video!

What a powerful woman! Blessed be Marie 🖤🖤 thank you!

This most interesting history story I I think I ever heard. Only time I heard of marie laveau is a country song back in 80s by bobby bare. I thought it's song made of name marie laveau. Now knowing history I never heard in school, now when I hear song it's not going to same. It did seem she was most smart intelligent lady very beautiful. Thank you

Oooh! I know this is gonna be great, u get a like before it even started! LOVE Mortis and LOVE you FL!

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it was !

I love these stories from Forgotten Lives!.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Great 💙

Thank you for this video! She was also profiled on The History Channel.

Thanks F.L.thank you Mort for this wonderful story about this amazing woman. Unfortunately i saw it not until now.But better now than never😁👍❤

Wonderful video FLives! Mortis french spoken is impressive! As his german and spanish too. Thank you both. Lovely background music!

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

He is indeed very talented 😁😁

@ELKE-

3 жыл бұрын

@@ForgottenLives Yes, and i believe you too, because you do pronounce the foreing words very good! Well, the three brothers got it: The talent!😁😁👍🏻 Thank you FLives

@m2c175

3 жыл бұрын

One slight correction: Lake Pontchatrain is pronounced ponch-uh-train

Sad so little was documented, thank you for the overview and Gabriel Knight reference!

Currently binge watching all your videos 🙏🏻

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much ❤️

That was beautiful - thank you!

Great documentary. The locals in New Orleans knows the real true power her and her grave site posse. I know one of her love spells consist of leaving a rose on her grave site.

Yes I was about to say sounds like a saint to me lol many blessing cant wait to work with this 👸🏽

Salute 2 QUEEN Marie laveau! A legend! One day I hope 2 go new Orleans & pay tribute 2 her! Heard her story & loved the story. She's been through a lot & still stood tall through it all! ✊🏿⚜️ I love her & got so much respect 4 her!

Morty so good to see you here, great collaboration guys

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Marty boi

I visited Marie's home and grave 2 years ago. Sadly because of flooding and erosion that cemetery will be closed from the public soon. I'm glad I got to feel the connection to the past before everything is gone. BB Miss Marie

I love going to St Louis #1 and visiting Marie’s tomb. Always leave an offering. Perks of living on the North Shore. Love NOLA ❤️🇺🇸

@ratedmarie7906

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have to book a tour before you visit? I live here in New Orleans and always wanted to visit

@stephaniemiksell419

3 жыл бұрын

@@ratedmarie7906 you don’t have to book a tour but these days you have to pay to go in. Didn’t used to be that way but people started getting stupid and being vandals. Still it’s worth the price

@ratedmarie7906

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephaniemiksell419 ok thanks!

@carmensiler771

3 жыл бұрын

Is that where she lyes st Louis #1

@stephaniemiksell419

3 жыл бұрын

@@carmensiler771 yes. In the French Quarter on Conti Street. People mark x’s and leave tributes. Used to be free to enter but now I think they charge a small fee to enter the cemetery 🥰❤️🇺🇸

Awesome video! I visited her grave a long time ago. May she rest in peace ❤

What a kind hearted woman

Great History Lesson.. YOU did a Wonderful job in Narrating this Story. Thank You So Much. 🎉PAMELA

We need more Maries', I mean humans who love their communities.

Marie laveau is my great aunt I wish I could know more about her there’s a lot of gaps in most of her life that people don’t know about!!!

@umohluna

Жыл бұрын

She is so interesting! As her relation do recommend any books or sources that you think are most accurate?

i can't help but notice the similarity between her and mama odi from the princess and the frog movie. was mama odi inspired by marie?

@mysticalgoddess7399

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@tj7179

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing

@nylavee212

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@lindadamisi9302

3 жыл бұрын

The similarities

Okay I gave a thumbs-up, and i really did love this video, but hearing you speak New Orleans names in that fancy french had me in stitches!! Local pronunciation for pretty much every word you (very impressively) Franco-fied is said with more of a 'drawl' generally--they're creole names and words, not french. It almost seems intentional too, like they wanted to 'de-fancify' or dress-down the french. I guess it could be both local 'attitude' AND the general drawl of warm muggy climates. Your video is was well-made tho, and more informative than my Louisiana History class in 8th grade :)

Well hello there Mort! Lol great video on Marie Laveau guys :)

This woman is a fascinating subject. I only found out about her in the last year or so. Absolutely fascinating! Great video....great narration.

@jackiebayliss

3 жыл бұрын

I found out about her on The Legends of History channel ( which is actually a good channel).

@nicolaswaters4130

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackiebayliss I agree he has a great channel ! But you aren't saying that FL is bad right ?

@jackiebayliss

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicolaswaters4130 no absolutely not I love this channel. 💙

@nicolaswaters4130

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackiebaylissme too 😁😁

@kerryann2041

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackiebayliss oh I wasn't aware of that channel but I will be checking it out.

Thank You Mort!!! Great video!!! 😃👍😎

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!!!

That was very informative, thank you.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Enjoyed your narration and video. Thanks.

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Loved It! 💜💜💜

Well balanced, excellent historical overview. I believe this woman did what she could to survive... in an uncertain time for mixed persons in the antebellum years.

I wish I had learned about her in school, but I'm glad to learn about her now

@syguzman5739

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I went to public school. They don't teach you anything in school. They just tell you that if you don't go to college, you'll end up living in poverty. My brother, myself and all my cousins believed this and went to college. After graduation, we were all in debt with tuition bills. Don't go to college = Poverty Go to college = Thousands of dollars in debt 🙄

Her name is always randomly floating in my head from time to time..im like what? Why?

She sounds like a great woman. I have visited her grave. Oh I miss New Orleans, it's a one of a kind place.

This channel just popped up and I’m pleased new subbie 🙏🏾😍

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Welcome !

@kishataylor2228

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too

Thank you for the insight…. A lot of people misunderstand what Voodoo really is . It’s a mix of Tribal Art and Roman Catholicism. It’s not really the dark art that people mistake it for . She had a most interesting life .

I love my city.. growing up we all heard many many stories of Marie Laveau.

They also represented her in The princess and the frog the old lady that danced with the snake represented her Mama Odie and Walt Disney

@the2ndcoming135

3 жыл бұрын

“That’s for y’all chirlren’!” Y’all🤣

She's far from forgotten⚜

Very interesting I was waiting for this story 🤗👍👀

@EddieSpaghetti07

3 жыл бұрын

Hey guapo 😍😘😘👬👬👬

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Good girl she protected herself 💪💜, it sounds like she was protected by OYA YANSA and that's amazing to know the ancestors was by her side the whole time ASÈ to her IFA LONG LIFE TO HER SPIRIT

Beautiful, mysterious and powerful despite the issues of that time.

It seems like she was more of a philanthropist humanitarian than a VooDoo Queen. She might have thrown some religion into her good deeds, but it just seems like she was a truly good soul. I now want a picture of her for my home.

Went to New Orleans for the first time last February and it was amazing

You did an amazing job.

This provided the Creole spice needed to my fairly bland English viewing diet! Nice upload! 👍

@ForgottenLives

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

So Fascinating!

Fun fact my Dad's girlfriend is related to Marie Laveau.

@stevieashley9166

3 жыл бұрын

🍪 for you

My city has so much rich cultue and I love it here ❤

Marie Laveau, in full Marie Catherine Laveau(September 10, 1794-June 15, 1881) was known throughout her life as the "Voodoo Queen of New Orleans ". Marie was the daughter of Charles Laveau and Marguerite D'Arcantel, both of whom were Louisiana Creoles. Charles was the son of French European parents and he was the owner of a large plantation and African slaves. Marguerite D'Arcantel was a free person of color, she was of African, French European, and Choctaw Native American ancestry.

@greeneyedstride3788

2 жыл бұрын

Born in 1801 ☺

@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192

2 жыл бұрын

She was in her 80s when she passed.

@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192

Жыл бұрын

My apologies, she was born in 1801.

Thank you for sharing Marie's story. I've always found her an interesting person.