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Revisiting the Civil Rights Movement in “The Trail They Blazed”
A new traveling exhibit, currently at the TEP Center through November 12th, brings on both memories and reflections for a New Orleans writer. Photo of Doratha "Dodie" Smith Simmons above by Melanie Cole.
– by Juyanne James
Everything Under the Sun: The Quorum Club
A haven for free-thinkers in the mid-60s, the Esplanade Avenue coffee house broke racial barriers of the day – and paid a price.
— By Mary Rickard
Jackson Square Protest - June 5
Jackson Square Protest - June 5: Friday evening, much of New Orleans waited with bated breath in hopes the protest in the French Quarter would be peaceful. The rest of the city attended. Thousands rallied in front of Jackson Square in a remarkable show of solidarity against racism.
-Ellis Anderson
On Richard Sobol & Quarter Culture
On Richard Sobol & Quarter Culture: Darlene Fife, co-founder and editor of the 1960s French Quarter underground newspaper NOLA Express, looks back at the late Richard Sobol's defense of civil rights and Quarterites.
-Ellis Anderson