Browse Items (28 total) Browse All Search Items Collection: Oral Histories of Claiborne Avenue of 3 Sort by: Title Creator Date Added 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." Michael White gives a history of jazz and civil rights in New Orleans, focusing on the 1890s as a pivotal decade. Leah Chase recalls a number of businesses on Claiborne Avenue owned and patronized by African Americans Sidney Barthelemy discusses a hoped for revival of Claiborne Avenue and laments political divisions Benny Jones on present-day brass bands "pumpin' the volume" under the Claiborne bridge. Sidney Barthelemy gives his memory of Mardi Gras on Claiborne Avenue Leah Chase remembers Mardi Gras on Claiborne Avenue Benny Jones remembers the booths at Levata's Oyster Restaurant. Leah Chase on the loss of the Claiborne Avenue neutral ground and neighborhood resentment over the interstate Sidney Barthelemy recounts resentment of the interstate Browse All Search Items Collection: Oral Histories of Claiborne Avenue of 3 Sort by: Title Creator Date Added Output Formats atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2
