Hyear Come De Parade: The History of the Black Mardi Gras Tradition in Baton Rouge

Author

Kirsten L. Campbell, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow

Semester of Graduation

Spring 2020

Degree

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Art History

Document Type

Thesis

Abstract

The aim of this thesis to emphasize the importance the role of photography in preserving and archiving cultural memories and histories as well as demonstrate the impact of digital archives. Using archival materials such as local newspapers and press photographs, this thesis offers, for the first time, the history of the African American Mardi Gras parading tradition in Baton Rouge between the years 1910 through 1941. This thesis, too, provides an art historical analysis of the visual material that exists of these early African American parades in Baton Rouge, and contextualizes the histories that shaped, influenced, and made these parades possible.

Recommended Citation

Campbell, Kirsten L., "Hyear Come De Parade: The History of the Black Mardi Gras Tradition in Baton Rouge" (2020). LSU Master's Theses. 5133.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5133

Committee Chair

Spieth, Darius

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_theses.5133