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Beschreibung
On June 24, 1973, a fire in a New Orleans gay bar killed 32 people. This still stands as the deadliest fire in the city's history. Though arson was suspected, and though the police identified a likely culprit, no arrest was ever made. Additionally, government and religious leaders who normally would have provided moral leadership at a time of crisis were either silent or were openly disdainful of the dead, most of whom were gay men. Based upon review of hundreds of primary and secondary sources, including contemporary news accounts, interviews with former patrons of the lounge, and the extensive documentary trail left behind by the criminal investigations, The Up Stairs Lounge Arson tells the story of who used to go to this bar, what happened on the day of the fire, what course the investigations took, why an arrest was never made, and what the lasting effects of the fire have been.
On June 24, 1973, a fire in a New Orleans gay bar killed 32 people. This still stands as the deadliest fire in the city's history. Though arson was suspected, and though the police identified a likely culprit, no arrest was ever made. Additionally, government and religious leaders who normally would have provided moral leadership at a time of crisis were either silent or were openly disdainful of the dead, most of whom were gay men. Based upon review of hundreds of primary and secondary sources, including contemporary news accounts, interviews with former patrons of the lounge, and the extensive documentary trail left behind by the criminal investigations, The Up Stairs Lounge Arson tells the story of who used to go to this bar, what happened on the day of the fire, what course the investigations took, why an arrest was never made, and what the lasting effects of the fire have been.
Über den Autor
Clayton Delery-Edwards is a retired teacher from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He lives in New Orleans.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

A Note on Language

I.¿Beer, Prayer and Nellydrama: The Story of the Up Stairs Lounge

II.¿Nineteen Minutes of Hell: The Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge

III. Thieves, Queers and Fairy Carpetbaggers: How New Orleans Responded

IV.¿"Nothing there": The Investigation of the NOFD and the Coroner's Office

V.¿Passive Voice: The Police Investigation

VI.¿"A terrible cross": The Fire Marshal Investigation and the Death of Rodger Nunez

VII.¿Southern Stonewall? Or Rehearsal for a Plague? The Social and Political Legacies of the Fire

Afterword.¿"Anecdote of the Jar": Final Reflections

Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786479535
ISBN-10: 0786479531
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Delery-Edwards, Clayton
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Clayton Delery-Edwards
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2014
Gewicht: 0,358 kg
Artikel-ID: 130295699