Whiskey, Women, and War: How the Great War Shaped Jim Crow New Orleans Roaring Twenties with its successive battles

with its successive battles

as battles raged in the trenches and in the air

sea battles and amphibious operations in which the new military technology was first used

sometimes described as “precocious adults

Whiskey, Women, and War: How the Great War Shaped Jim Crow New Orleans Roaring Twenties with its successive battlesDescription By Brian Altobello Paperback As the US entered World War I in 1917, a burst of patriotism in New Orleans collided with civil liberties. The city, due to its French heritage, shared a strong cultural tie to the Allies, and French speakers from Louisiana provided vital technical assistance to the US military during the war effort. Meanwhile, citizens of German heritage were harassed by unscrupulous, ill trained volunteers of the American