Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

NR
1h 8m
2008

Overview

The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground free black antebellum resistance through post-Katrina rebuilding, set to a fabulous soundtrack of New Orleans music through the ages.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2008-04-01

Top Billed Cast

Wynton Marsalis

Self - Interviewee / Self - Musician

Lolis Eric Elie

Glen David Andrews

Self - Interviewee / Self - Musician

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