Spectacular wickedness sex, race, and memory in Storyville, New Orleans - Landau, Emily Epstein (Louisiana State University Press, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : land of dreams -- The promised land of harlotry -- The quadroon connection -- Public rights and public women -- Where the light and dark folks meet -- Diamond queen -- The last stronghold of the old regime -- Conclusion : farewell to Storyville
From 1897 to 1917 the red-light district of Storyville commercialized and even thrived on New Orleans's longstanding reputation for sin and sexual excess. This notorious neighborhood, located just outside of the French Quarter, hosted a diverse cast of characters who reflected the cultural milieu and complex social structure of turn-of-the-century New Orleans, a city infamous for both prostitution and interracial intimacy. In particular, Lulu White-a mixed-race prostitute and madam-created an image of herself and marketed it profitably to sell sex with light-skinned women to white men of means