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The Lower Ninth Ward: Resistance, Recovery, And Renewal, Alexandra Giancarlo
The Lower Ninth Ward: Resistance, Recovery, And Renewal, Alexandra Giancarlo
LSU Master's Theses
After Hurricane Katrina of 2005, New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward became an icon for the failure of recovery efforts and the persistence of inequality and poverty in American society. However, for as long as this community has been marginalized it has been creating advocacy organizations and counter-narratives that battled discrimination and imbued its cultural practices with meaning. Residents often speak of a profound sense of community attachment, a commitment to educational prospects, and a deep historic and cultural identity. Historically, this area has been home to various social and legal campaigns, mirroring the contemporary protests that arose when residents encountered …
Attacking Jim Crow: Black Activism In New Orleans 1925-1941, Sharlene Sinegal Decuir
Attacking Jim Crow: Black Activism In New Orleans 1925-1941, Sharlene Sinegal Decuir
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
After the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, blacks in the South lost most of the rights achieved during Reconstruction and for over half a century lived in a system defined by disfranchisement and segregation. Plessy promised a “separate but equal” society but by 1920 it was evident that separate was fulfilled but equal fell short in facilities. At about the same time, a three-tiered racial hierarchy, rooted in New Orleans long and distinctive racial history returned. New Orleans’ black community was split into two groups, American blacks and Creoles. The two groups rarely interacted. As the black community developed its …