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Although many distinctions are conferred on Harvard students and graduates, few get to become royalty. At this year's Mardi Gras festivities in Washington, D.C., an undergraduate and a 1971 law school graduate will become queen and king for a week...
Forty-six years ago, the Louisiana Congressional delegation, chaired this year by William Jefferson, began to bring Mardi Gras to Washington for delegates who could not go home to New Orleans, according to Bryan. The chair of the delegation traditionally appoints friends or relatives to be king and queen...
According to people involved with the event this year, many hope the leadership of Jefferson. Louisiana's first Black representative since Reconstruction, may help to ease the racial tension that has lately marred Mardi Gras...
Traditionally the krewes, which are responsible for arranging the Mardi Gras floats parades and other celebration, have had considerable social clout New Orleans...
...selection of a Black king and queen is more representative of the true multicultural tradition of the Mardi Gras festival. Bryan said...