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New Orleans (1 & 2)

A history of New Orleans, from its origins as a French settlement to its post-Katrina present. Included: archival photos and film footage; and comments from New Orleans historians, residents and scholars on subjects like the birth of jazz, the city's struggles with integration and segregation, the white flight to the suburbs in the 1950s and the return of Katrina survivors.
Aired: Feb 12, 2007 Genre: DocumentaryProducers:Duration: 55m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: GBH