May
3
2010
JAZZFEST!!! (part 2)
Now that I’ve gone through the music, I figured I’d share the people, food, and city. Though the next couple of pictures are really from a music group, I included them in “people” because they are a people. Last year I saw the Mardis Gras Indians perform and really just thought they were a fun family band. However, I was missing a lot of the story. Apparently the Mardis Gras Indians are real tribes of African Americans spread throughout New Orleans. They originiated in the mid 19th century circumventing some of the worst racial segregation laws by representing themselves as Indians. It’s really interesting and you can read more here.
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