It's Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans (pics)
It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and for longer than America has existed, freedom of expression has been found here. When the US bought Louisiana and free people of color were enslaved, each Sunday they still gathered at Congo Square to dance. And preceding the Stonewall Riots, the openly gay Krewe of Petronius hosted one of the most popular Mardi Gras balls in the city.
It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and for longer than America has existed, freedom of expression has been found here. When the US bought Louisiana and free people of color were enslaved, each Sunday they still gathered at Congo Square to dance. And preceding the Stonewall Riots, the openly gay Krewe of Petronius hosted one of the most popular Mardi Gras balls in the city.
