Mardi Gras Segregation Essay

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Turner 1
Mercedes Turner
Eh 101
Mrs. Case
29 October, 2016


Segregation in Mardi Gras
Call it Mobiles dirty little secret. With the documentary “The Order of Myths”, coming out the glitter and mayhem, of Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama cannot disguise the fact that some parades are still racially segregated, such as the krewe members of a single ethnicity. 1721 Mardi Gras was home to 2 carnivals- a black and a white one. So why is it in the year 2016 Mobile is still home to 2 different carnivals. Mobile has come a long way in 300 years and it still needs to come a little further.
We continue to live in a society where we separate ourselves by race. In 1721 Mobile was home to two carnivals- white and a black one. Mardi Gras has been going …show more content…

A documentary called “The Order of Myths,” describes the segregation in mobile and whether its black and white racism. The director Margaret Brown explores the parties, parades, and societies known as Mardi Gras, she discovers the complex issues of class, politics, and racism. The movie presents the parades and balls as just silly celebrations but with its emphasis on racial segregation gives the impression of Mobile. For example, having separate water fountains, sitting on the back of the buses, and forced segregation. The movie shows white and black communities have separate royal courts a separate event. People comments about vestiges of segregation; some don’t like it and some are okay with the …show more content…

So why is it that when we get together to talk we split ourselves amongst our own race during Mardi Gras. Why not also do what we can’t welcome diverse background in Mardi Gras societies. Mardi Gras in mobile still reflects traditions that began when society was strictly segregated. L. Craig Roberts stated in his article that, “it is incorrect to characterize Mobile Mardi Gras as segregated”. “Birds of a feather flock together when a group of friends for a group,” he said. Some are black or all white. There are Mardi Gras organizations that are integrated such as the Conde

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