A subject of federally subsidized urban renewal of the 50-70s was the propensity for the projects to be dropped in minority communities which resulted in the razing of scores of homes. For New Orleans, ironically, two of the big events involving this scenario were the Louis Armstrong Park and the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Who was Mahalia Jackson? This piece speaks to her, the preeminent gospel singer and civil rights activist:
https://app.theadvocate.com/article/a-vessel-and-conduit-of-divine-power/content.html
