The sights and sounds of a defining local cultural practice, second line parades, come alive in “Dancing in the Streets: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs of New Orleans,” on view at The Historic New Orleans Collection from February 25 to June 13, 2021.
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Black activism is often lost to time. The Historic New Orleans Collection wants to change that
The Historic New Orleans Collection plans to do that by featuring three authors behind publications that amplify those lost voices. Author: Charisse Gibson (WWL) Updated: 6:33 PM CST March 3, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Black History month may have come to an end but Black History is American History and the Historic New Orleans Collection continues to look to that history as a way to advance a conversation that began more than a century ago, through the voices of black activists.
Now, by way of a new symposium, they re inviting the public to add their voices to that dialogue.
The sights and sounds of a defining local cultural practice, second line parades, come alive in “Dancing in the Streets: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs of New Orleans,” on view at The Historic New Orleans Collection from February 25 to June 13, 2021.