New Orleans in the Sixties

by Widmer, Mary Lou

• ISBN13: 9781565547186
• ISBN10: 1565547187
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

In this, her fifth book in theseries describing past decades in New Orleansi history, local author andhistorian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the turbulent andtriumphal 1960s.The decade of the sixties was onethat confounded America like no period before. It ushered in a time of socialchange and tension. In New Orleans, this period was visible in the cityisskyline as the face of New Orleans began to change. Tourism became a majorconcern, construction on the Superdome began, some of the biggest buildings werebuilt, and the Saints came marching in.Packed with photographs andreminiscences of an important decade in the evolution of this Americanmetropolis, New Orleans in the Sixties is a unique accomplishmentthat will interest both residents and lovers of the Crescent City.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(11)
Preface	11	(2)
Acknowledgments	13	(4)
They Called it Camelot	17	(10)
Not ``Black'' Schools, Not ``White'' Schools, Just Schools	27	(8)
One Giant Leap for Mankind	35	(6)
Vatican II---Changing Habits	41	(6)
Hurricane Betsy and Other Horrendous Happenings	47	(10)
Reinventing Poydras Street	57	(8)
Activity on the Riverfront	65	(8)
Lakeside Mall---A New Way of Shopping	73	(4)
The Vietnam War and the Flower Children	77	(6)
Music---Rock'n Roll is Here to Stay	83	(6)
Television, Radio, and Books	89	(14)
Politics---The Accidental Mayor	103	(8)
Doubloons and Super Krewes	111	(14)
Fashions, Hairdos, and Fads	125	(12)
The Saints and the Louisiana Superdome	137	(10)
The Sixties in Summary	147	(8)
Index	155