Discrimination

Woman entering a segregated laundromat in New Orleans, 1963

Beginning of New Orleans

This city offered amalgamated living and opportunities in the 1800s, when New Orleans was up and coming. The Free People of Color are a prime example of this and French Creoles were often of mixed race, as interracial relationships were common. NOLA was one of the first cities to allow Blacks the right to vote and seats in governmental offices.

The Line of Segregation

New Orleans was originally a city where Whites and Blacks lived next door to one another. At some point in the 1900s, segregation was built into law in Louisiana, and it spread like fire across New Orleans. People who lived with freedom for over a hundred years were now told to use separate courts, bathrooms, and service buildings, based on their race. Even those who were of mixed race could be condemned for their partial colored roots. New Orleans was a city where Black and White was not so clear. The gray that people lived in, by the lightened tone of their skin and mixed race created an easy point to argue that if you cannot even decipher someone's race, why is it important? Jim Crow Statutes imposed a line between people and removed basic rights to vote and equality of living.

Although there are parts of New Orleans with higher concentration of one race,
the lines are not so clear as they are in other cities. 

Research Articles

While researching discrimination in New Orleans, there were many examples found in newspaper articles from Ebscohost.


Racial Disharmony Alive and Well Post Katrina

The first article describes reports on the two high-profile homicide cases dismissed by Eddie Jordan, district attorney of New Orleans, Louisiana. On July 18, 2007, Councilman James Carter called the City Council Criminal Justice Committee meeting. The meeting is said to drive home the racial discrimination in New Orleans. During the meeting there has been a profound racial distrust and resentment which shaped the life of the city the last couple of years from the African-American population.


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Study Alleges Racial Disparity in Denial for New Orleans Loans

The Second article details a study on mortgage applications from 2003 showing that African-Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana, are less likely to be approved for a home loan than a white applicant. View of banking officials that the result of the study reflects the state of housing discrimination in New Orleans. There is a description of the review made by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform of mortgage denials using information from banks and mortgage lenders.



Follow this link for the full article : )

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Also while researching discrimination, there was a website stating that Louisiana was one of the top 10 racist cities in America and had a forum/blog for comments. Below are some of those comments:


"One warning: The history is great, the food is terrific, but many people seem to thing a little more melanin makes one race superior to another."


"I came here from New York. This state's racism is profuse. I enjoy the weather and food, but the ignorance here is horrid."


"You have light skin blacks and creoles that are just as racist as some whites in the new Orleans area."


"It's very sad that in this era that our country is look upon to be the most powerful and most prosperous, is the has most racist state in its country."


http://www.thetoptens.com/most-racists-states-us/louisiana-459677.asp






View video "Colorism and the New Orleans Creole" linked on the side tab, for more information.

Works Cited

LaRose, Greg. "Study Alleges Racial Disparity In Denial Rates For N.O. Loans." New Orleans Citybusiness (1994 To 2008) 25.17 (2004): 5. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 1 Jan. 2017.

Louisiana. 2017, www.thetoptens.com/most-racists-states-us/louisiana-459677.asp. Accessed 28 Dec.
2016.

"Racial Disharmony Alive And Well Post-K." New Orleans Citybusiness (1994 To 2008) 28.1 (2007): 12. Health Business Elite. Web. 1 Jan. 2017.