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Collection: Oral Histories of Claiborne Avenue

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Benny Levata's.mp4

Benny Jones remembers the booths at Levata's Oyster Restaurant.

Leah 9- Mardi Gras, street vendors, open houses.mp4

Leah Chase remembers Mardi Gras on Claiborne Avenue

Sidney 2 Mardi Gras.mp4

Sidney Barthelemy gives his memory of Mardi Gras on Claiborne Avenue

Benny Pumpin' Volume.mp4

Benny Jones on present-day brass bands "pumpin' the volume" under the Claiborne bridge.

Sidney 13 - Revival, political divisions.mp4

Sidney Barthelemy discusses a hoped for revival of Claiborne Avenue and laments political divisions

Leah 12 - black business.mp4

Leah Chase recalls a number of businesses on Claiborne Avenue owned and patronized by African Americans

MichaelWhite- history 1890s.mp4

Michael White gives a history of jazz and civil rights in New Orleans, focusing on the 1890s as a pivotal decade.

MichaelWhite- overcome invisibility.mp4

Michael White on the culture of individuality among New Orleans musicians. White: "Jazz overcomes your invisibility but it’s also a way of collectively celebrating African American culture."

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