Freedom's Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans

Synopsis

Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Karen Celestan -- My Life's Work: Freedom's Dance / Eric Waters -- Part I. Root Of The Second Line: New Orleans Second Line Aesthetics And Identity / Joyce Marie Jackson -- Chapter 1. Up From Congo Square / Karen Celestan ; Interview With Alfred Bucket Carter / Valentine Pierce ; Freedom Dances Across The Diaspora : The Cultural Connections Of New Orleans Second Line, Cuban Conga, And Haitian Rara / Freddi Williams Evans And Zada Johnson ; Interview With Lionel Unca Lionel Batiste / Karen Celestan And Eric Waters -- Part Ii. Calling Up Glory: You Can't Touch This ... / Kalamu Ya Salaam -- Chapter 2. Ladies On The Move / Karen Celestan ; Interview With Barbara Lacen Keller / Valentine Pierce -- Chapter 3. Symbols And Accessories / Karen Celestan ; Sapc Accessories As Art, Or Is It Vice Versa? History And Overview From An Artist's Perspective / Charles E. Siler ; Interview With Fred Johnson / Valentine Pierce -- Part Iii. We Are The Second Line: New Orleans Negritude And The Second Line: Stankness, Stupidity, And Doofus Overload In The Streets / James B. Borders Iv -- Chapter 4. Cradle Of The Community / Karen Celestan ; Interview With Norman Dixon, Jr. / Valentine Pierce -- Chapter 5. Stylin' And Profilin' / Karen Celestan ; Special Features: Interview With Lois Andrews / Oliver Squirk Hunter -- Part Iv. Essential Rhythms: A Musician's Life In The Second Line / Michael G. White -- Chapter 6. Rollin' And Strollin' ; Interview With Wanda Rouzan / Karen Celestan ; Flying High: Function And Form In New Orleans Second Line Dancing / Rachel Carrico And Esailama Artry-diouf ; Special Feature: Dance And Movement / Karen Celestan -- Chapter 7. Keeping The Beat ; Interview With Gregory Blodie Davis / Karen Celestan -- Part V. The Eternal Flame: Chapter 8. Inheriting The Line / Karen Celestan ; Interview With Eric Tweet Dudley And Erica Dudley / Karen Celestan And Eric Waters -- Chapter 9. The Point Of It All / Karen Celestan ; Interview With Markeith Tero / Eric Waters -- Part Vi. Glory Fulfilled: Chapter 10. Cutting The Body Loose / Karen Celestan -- Part Vii. In Memoriam -- Appendix: Parades Of The Social, Aid And Pleasure Clubs In New Orleans ; Glossary ; Contributors ; About The Authors ; Index. Photographs By Eric Walters ; Narrative By Karen Celestan ; Featured Essays By James B. Borders [and 8 Others] ; Selected Interviews By Valentine Pierce.