1903 New Orleans reunion
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The 1903 New Orleans reunion was a major gathering of former Confederate soldiers and supporters, marked by parades, speeches, and commemorative events celebrating the Confederate legacy in the early 20th-century South.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate veterans reunion
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historical event ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1903-05 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Confederate monuments and symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendeeType |
Confederate heritage groups
ⓘ
Southern civic leaders ⓘ veterans organization members ⓘ |
| cityGovernmentInvolved | City of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedGroup |
Confederate States Army veterans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate States Navy veterans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorativePractice |
ceremonial marches
ⓘ
public oratory ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Lost Cause movement in the American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | later United Confederate Veterans reunions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commemorative events
ⓘ
parades ⓘ speeches ⓘ |
| heritageNarrative | glorification of Confederate service ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | white supremacist social order in the post-Reconstruction South ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
flag displays
ⓘ
memorial services for the dead ⓘ veterans roll calls ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| location | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | Southern newspapers ⓘ |
| memoryPolitics | selective remembrance of the Civil War ⓘ |
| organizer | United Confederate Veterans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
former Confederate soldiers
ⓘ
supporters of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Jim Crow era in the American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier United Confederate Veterans reunions ⓘ |
| publicSpaceUse |
civic venues in New Orleans
ⓘ
downtown New Orleans streets ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor Confederate veterans
ⓘ
to promote Confederate memory and identity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Civil War memory
ⓘ
Confederate commemoration ⓘ |
| significance | major gathering of Confederate veterans in the post–Civil War South ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
networking among Southern elites
ⓘ
reinforcement of regional identity ⓘ |
| theme | celebration of Confederate legacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfParade | military-style procession ⓘ |
| year | 1903 ⓘ |
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