Zulu Mardi Gras Parade
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club’s parade rolls on Mardi Gras in the morning. Most of the organization’s members are African American; the blackface makeup they apply for the parade is said to have originated as a satirical statement about racial prejudice. Decorated coconuts such as the one held by the Zulu member here are among the most sought-after New Orleans Mardi Gras parade “throws.”
Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Zulu Mardi Gras Parade. Highsmith, Carol M (photographer)
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| Courtesy of | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division |
| Date | 2011 |
| Copyright | Public Domain |
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