Chief of Chiefs : Robert Nathaniel Lee and the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, 1915-2001 /
"Robert Nathanial [that is, Nathaniel] Lee, known as Chief Robbe, was the first and only person to be named "chief of chiefs" by the Mardi Gras Indian Council. From his birth in 1915, Chief Robbe faced hardship and discrimination, but he always found a way to do what he believed in. B...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gretna, Louisiana :
Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.,
2018
Gretna, Louisiana : Pelican Publishing Company, 2018 |
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| Summary: | "Robert Nathanial [that is, Nathaniel] Lee, known as Chief Robbe, was the first and only person to be named "chief of chiefs" by the Mardi Gras Indian Council. From his birth in 1915, Chief Robbe faced hardship and discrimination, but he always found a way to do what he believed in. By the end of his life in 2001, he had been the Big Chief of four different tribes, given a lecture at Yale University, and become a role model for generations of New Orleans black youth"--Publisher's description "Robert Nathaniel Lee, known as Chief Robbe, was the first and only person to be named “Chief of Chiefs” by the Mardi Gras Indian Council. From his birth in 1915, Chief Robbe faced hardship and discrimination, but he always found a way to do what he believed in. By the end of his life in 2001, he had been the Big Chief of four different tribes, given a lecture at Yale University, and become a role model for generations of New Orleans black youth"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm 207 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-199) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index |
| ISBN: | 1455623792 9781455623792 |