Mixing at Mardi Gras (1992) w/ Oliver Thomas
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Radiotopia
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audio
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History
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History
Publication Date |
Mar 01, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:24:04

It’s March 1st, the first day of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This day in 1992, a city ordinance mandating that all Mardi Gras krewes be integrated in order to march on city streets is in effect — making this a Mardi Gras unlike any in history.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by New Orleans city Councilman Oliver Thomas (also a poet, actor, and radio host) to talk about what the new law means for the very old tradition, and how difficult it is to enforce legal discrimination laws in largely social contexts.

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