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Two-thirds of the enslaved population in Saint Domingue were African-born. Those who settled in Louisiana, as voluntary immigrants or slaves, brought additional African cultural and religious elements to the black community. Congo elements were reinforced, and Louisiana saw the influx of people from the Bight of Benin (Fon, Yoruba) who were numerous in Saint Domingue but hardly represented in the United States.
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