White folks have controlled New Orleans with money and guns, black folks have controlled it with magic and music, and although there has been a steady undercurrent of mutual admiration, an intermingling of cultures unheard of in any other American city, South or North; although there has prevailed a most joyous and fascinating interface, black anger and white fear has persisted, providing the ongoing, ostensibly integrated fete champetre with volatile and sometimes violent idiosyncrasies.

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Themes

  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back
  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony
  • Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership

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