# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Builder and the Built: Race, Labor, and Memory in Early New Orleans - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join historian Alexander Trapps-Chabala to learn about the life of Dawson Wright, and enslaved bricklayer in 19th century New Orleans.About this EventAbout this Event:This talk uncovers the life of Dawson Wright, an enslaved bricklayer trafficked from Virginia to New Orleans and sold in 1836 at Hewlett’s Exchange—just blocks from the Hermann-Grima House he may have helped construct. Using genealogical research and close reading of sale documents, building contracts, and family archives, this lecture examines how New Orleans preserved the legacy of enslavers like builder William Brand while obscuring the skilled laborers who actually shaped the city’s early architecture.About the Speaker:Alexander Trapps-Chabala is a New Orleans–based historian, genealogist, and founder of KinConnector, a digital humanities project dedicated to reconstructing Black family histories. His work centers on the lives of enslaved people, the afterlives of slavery in urban space, and the preservation of descendant knowledge. He serves as principal genealogist for the Sold Down River project at Norfolk State University. He is currently writing a series on an 1836 auction of enslaved people for Verité News and leading a neighborhood history project documenting Black families in the 12th Ward from Reconstruction to the present. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-orleans/the-builder-and-the-built-race-labor-and-memory-in-early-new-orleans/100001977527178023 - **Event Categories**: sports - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.79, max: 20, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New Orleans - **state**: LA - **country**: United States - **location**: Gallier House Shop - **lat**: 29.9615952 - **long**: -90.0613387 - **full address**: Gallier House Shop, 1126 Royal Street, New Orleans, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Builder and the Built: Race, Labor, and Memory in Early New Orleans - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/e50d739ee2d8a53d1fa06a56c40479ef369503a5bdd9ab1475a76d1bb107caa4-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf4d7b9-gmir.jpg?v=1765412710 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Builder and the Built: Race, Labor, and Memory in Early New Orleans being held? - **A:** The Builder and the Built: Race, Labor, and Memory in Early New Orleans takes place on Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Gallier House Shop, 1126 Royal Street, New Orleans, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for The Builder and the Built: Race, Labor, and Memory in Early New Orleans? - **A:** Ticket prices for The Builder and the Built: Race, Labor, and Memory in Early New Orleans range from USD 18 to USD 20 depending on the ticket type. 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