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Virtually all whites in the South, including New Orleanians, were absolutely convinced that the mass of Negroes were innately inferior mentally and morally to most whites, and were perhaps even more certain that wherever two disparate races occupied the same soil one race must rule the other.
—William Ivy Hair, Carnival of Fury
Imagine that it is one century from now. It is a more civilized age and a time of great reflection among the black diasporas of the world. (more…)
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Gordon Peter Wilson
The Prophets of Gentilly Terrace: A New Orleans Novel
Austin, Tex.: Greenleaf Publishing Group, 2023
The idea was a selfish one, and it felt a lot like blackmail, but it was an opportunity to solve everyone’s problems. Such a sensitive matter required all of the diplomatic skills he had honed over the years as Burton Clayton’s bagman.
I greeted Gordon Peter Wilson’s first, previous, novel with enthusiasm, and that enthusiasm continues with this latest one. (more…)
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Howard University is one of the most prestigious black institutions of higher learning in the world. I believe it was named after radio shock jock Howard Stern, and I remember hearing that it sits catty-cornered across the street from Opie and Anthony Junior College. (more…)
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Brian Fairbanks
Wizards: David Duke, America’s Wildest Election, and the Rise of the Far Right
Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University Press, 2022
Brian Fairbanks is a Louisiana-based journalist who seems to be an ordinary liberal, looking for a Great Society-style social safety net. He has recently published a book about Louisiana’s 1991 gubernatorial election in which David Duke, a white advocate, nearly became Governor. (more…)