Coming out the Door for the Ninth Ward

 

Written and Compiled by

Nine Times Social Aid and Pleasure Club

 

Edited by

Rachel Breunlin

 

Paperback, 8"x9", 248 pages

ISBN: 0-9706190-9-x
ISBN 13: 978-0-9706190-9-9

 

 

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Beginning with their own childhoods in the Desire Housing Project, Nine Times take the reader on a journey through their world: Motown Sound at Carver games, DJ's in the courts, and sandlot football. It continues as the Housing Authority of New Orleans begins to demolish the Desire, and Nine Times begins to parade in the Ninth Ward. Written by the members during the year after Katrina, Nine Times writes about their lives, their parades, the storm, and the rebuilding process. Through interviews, photographs, and writing, Nine Times brings readers into their world of second lines, brass bands, Magee's Lounge, and the ties that bind.

 

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