A lot of the reviews here are saying how uncomfortable this is. Race shouldn't be uncomfortable and we will never achieve racial equality sadly. Maybe books like this will put perspective in new hands... Ending was kinda crap.
As a New Orleanian, I am partially convinced this book was funded by Mobile Mardi Gras Society or the Alabama Tourism Board to bring awareness to Mardi Gras origins in Mobile, but New Orleans does it bigger, longer and well better.