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"Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of Black society, and when she falls for no-account Renard, she is forced to choose between her life of privilege and the man she loves. In 1982, Evelyn's daughter, Jackie, is a frazzled single mother grappling with her absent husband's drug addiction. Just as she comes to terms with his abandoning the family, he returns,...
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Jazz is born in New Orleans at the turn of the century emerging from several forms of music including ragtime, marching bands, work songs, spirituals, creole music, funeral parade music and above all, the blues. Musicians profiled here who advanced early jazz are Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Freddie Keppard, and musicians of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
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Manhattan Project patent: History Detectives discovers a plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight.
Galleon shipwreck: History Detectives unlock the clues to decipher where a chunk of beeswax came from and which ship may have brought it to the Oregon Coast.
Creole poems: History Detectives ventures into the little known world of the Creoles of Color to unlock a family mystery.
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Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Laveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting...
8) Chef Creole
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In this variation on the traditional song "Aiken Drum," Chef Creole from New Orleans has hair of rice, eyes of red beans, and feet of beignets.
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La historia de un hombre que soñó un país unido por la música y enloqueció queriendo escribir un libro perfecto que lo contara. Toño Azpilcueta pasa sus días entre su trabajo en un colegio, su familia y su gran pasión, la música criolla, sobre la que lleva investigando desde su juventud.