A FINAL LOOK AT ACADIE 

Forcibly driven from their homes and separated from those they loved, the stage was set for the odyssey to begin, and for Longfellow to immortalize this epic journey “From Paradise To Pont Breaux.”  (Breaux Bridge)

FINAL INSULT

Deported Acadians were forced to endure the harsh winter in open vessels in the North Atlantic.  This painting, controversial among even Cajun historians, shows a soldier of the Crown offering a diseased blanket as cover for a child.     

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