AV# 68488
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (CC)



Digital Video Disc - 1 hour, 7 minutes - Color - 2008



It may be the oldest African American neighborhood in the United States. The first black daily newspaper was published there. Jazz was played there when it was still spelled "jass". The civil rights movement grew up in the homes and churches arou nd Congo Square. It suffered through urban renewal and Hurricane Katrina tore it apart. Filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lolis Eric Elie guide viewers through the dramatic history of this historic urban New Orleans neighborhood, the Faubourg Treme. Letterboxe d. Serendipity Films, LLC. Closed captioned.


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