
Episode #120- Who Was the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans? (Part III)
Our Fake History
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The Racism of Saint John's Eve
The first known description of Saint John's Eve to appear in the New Orleans papers comes from July 5, 1869. The article also tells us that that year's festivities were marked by the retirement of Marie LaVoe as the Voodoo Queen. Like there used to be some cool Voodoo here, but it ain't what it used to be.
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