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New Orleans 1940- 1950

Cesar A Garrido (Aim)

New Orleans was undergoing great change as the both the population and economic continued to skyrocket and introducing new music and culture to the city. As seen through this quote “New Orleans plays important role in WWII as ingress and egress for troops and materials, base for ships and aircrafts and manufacturing center for Higgins landing craft.” New Orleans was growing as a city with new business opportunities and people as trade increased and manufacturing demands increased with World War II. During World War II New Orleans become one of the main manufacturing cities in the Sunbelt cities due to its location and proximity to Mississippi river. During this time New Orleans was also well known for important fingures in the jazz community like Fats Domino, Professor Longhair and others leaving a legacy of New Orleans Rhythm on the Country and world.

Works Cited:

http://www.gnocdc.org/EconomicTimeLine/

NewOrleans1940-1950(Historical) Zach Hackett

New Orleans is one of the most historical places in the United States in terms of remembrance. New Orleans is the base for many places in books such as //The Adventures of Tom Sawyer// and //Huckleberry Finn//. It was also a city of major racism. Slaves were very prominent and not uncommon. One of the things that New Orleans is most common for is music. It was very influential in the Jazz area of music. This type of music was made popular in New Orleans and is still popular there. The Mardi Gra celebration is also very popular in New Orleans. Many people go to New Orleans just for the experience of Mardi Gra.

Works Cited:

http://www.tureaud.com/Southern/new_orleans_history.htm

Andrew Aubuchon (Audience)



During the 1940’s and 1950’s, the most popular audience in New Orleans was African Americans. In Louisiana, for African Americans careers and culture was most important. The music and culture they introduced formed New Orleans into one of the most iconic places in America. Civil rights were also going on with African Americans in New Orleans. “Rev. Avery C. Alexander was an important leader in the struggle for civil rights for black Louisianans” (NewPublic Library). African Americans brought work such as laundry mats, grocery stores, music stores, and especially jazz bars. New Orleans in well known for their jazz era and it was all thanks to the African Americans of New Orleans. New Orleans has been an iconic symbol for African Americans during th 40’s and 50’s, because of the opportunities they had there. New Orleans main audience was the African Americans in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

Work Cited: http://www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org/~nopl/info/aarcinfo/notabl2.htm

Brandon Tassi (Culture)

New Orleans has a different kind of culture. A culture for many different people. Many types of people such as Africans, free and the slaves, and American Indians share their culture. And people from all around the world. New Orleans is a place that’s known for their neighborhood restaurants. Also brass band parades. And especially known for their jazz festivals

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