Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
2008 · 1h 8m · Not Rated Documentary, History
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Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Overview
The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground free black antebellum resistance through post-Katrina rebuilding, set to a fabulous soundtrack of New Orleans music through the ages.
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