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Because here in America, especially here in the South, everything about Africa was forbidden. So we went behind our masks as Indians to practice our culture.
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Big Chief Howard Miller on the origins of masking.
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It is the greatest kept secret in America and throughout the world today is the Mardi Gras Indian culture.
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Well we wasn't allowed to go to those big parades and stuff. So this, in our community, was about uplifting our people in a proudly manner.
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