Whiskey, Women, and War: How the Great War Shaped Jim Crow New Orleans

by Brian Altobello

Book Overview

As the US entered World War I in 1917, a burst of patriotism in New Orleans collided with civil liberties. The city, due to its French heritage, shared a strong cultural tie to the Allies, and French speakers from Louisiana provided vital technical assistance to the US military during the war effort. Meanwhile, citizens of German heritage were harassed by unscrupulous, ill-trained volunteers of the American Protective League, ordained by the Justice...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496835093
• ISBN13: 9781496835093
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"