Whiskey\, Women\, and War: How the Gre at War Shaped Jim Crow New Orleans \;surveys the various ways the city confronted the demands of World War I under the supervision of a dyn amic political machine boss. Local author Brian Altobello analyzes the mob ilization of the local population in terms of enlistments and war bond sal es and addresses the anti-vice crusade meant to safeguard the American war effort\, giving attention to Prohibition and the closure of the red-light district known as Storyville. He studies the political fistfight over wom en&rsquo\;s suffrage\, as New Orleans&rsquo\;s Gordon sisters demanded the vote predicated on the preservation of white supremacy. Finally\, he exam ines race relations in the city\, as African Americans were integrated int o the city&rsquo\;s war effort and cultural landscape even as Jim Crow was firmly established. Ultimately\, the volume brings to life this history o f a city that endured World War I in its own singular style.
\nThe d iscussion will be followed by a book signing. \;
\nBrian Altobel lo \;received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in US history fro m Louisiana State University. He is an educational consultant in New Orlea ns&ndash\;area schools\, lecturer on the American Queen Steamboat Cruise L ine\, and author of \;Into the Shadows Furious: The Brutal Battle for New Georgia.
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