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Zulu Parade, New Orleans Mardi Gras
Zulu Parade, New Orleans Mardi Gras

In the true spirit of Mardi gras where nothing is beyond ridicule, African Americans in the Krewe of Zulu mock themselves and whites by masking as whites stereotypically portraying blacks.

New Orleans

African American


Photo: Nicholas R. Spitzer


 
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