"We Won't Bow down: " Mardi Gras Indian Performance and Cultural Mediation

New Orleans, Louisiana is home to many secret Mardi Gras organizations, known as krewes, which represent both elite and working-class members of society. Acting on behalf of working-class African Americans, a group known as the Mardi Gras Indians parade through the streets of predominately black nei...

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Other Authors: Kight, Jaime (authoraut)
Format: Others
Language:English
English
Published: Florida State University
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Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-6365