Economy Hall

ID: 5624 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Tulane University, Hogan Jazz Archive. ~ Date: c. 1942
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Economy Hall
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By Mark Charles Roudané
Soon after Union forces seized New Orleans from the Confederacy in 1862, calls for equality reverberated among free people of color. Hundreds assembled at frequent mass meetings and rallies at Economy Hall in the heart of Faubourg Tremé. There,…