How This 19th Century Madam Ruled New Orleans | Lulu White

Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode we are looking into the life of Lulu White a prostitute and brothel madam in New Orleans during the Storyville period.

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[tybuddlewis]

I would love to see a tv series based on her story

[QueenWendyLu]

There is a funny story about when mahogany hall was demolished.many of Lulus clients purchased whatever they could of the building and fixtures. It was an extravagant building. One gentleman purchased and installed in his home the grand staircase. Other gentleman who frequented lulus place knew it instantly. The ladies had never seen it before but praised its beauty. I wonder how many homes have stained glass windows and other features for lulus place.

[SmartStart]

I admire her tenacity and ambition! Also she was so beautiful, she could have been a silent film star if times weren’t so racist!

[dtchouros]

To have Mae West play you in a movie, what an interesting life it must have been! Thanks again as always for another amazing story!

[brendaholliday]

I'm familiar with this story about, Madam Lulu White and her elaborate brothel in New Orleans. I never knew that she had invested money into the up and coming movie industry in Hollywood. Great investigating, presentation, historical information and photos, too.

[monicacall]

My husband and I frequently go to New Orleans and I have walked past what is left of her tavern on occasion and have not known it. To have had Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver play at her establishment must’ve been a major draw for a specific kind of clientele. I knew that these three “Fathers of Jazz” got their start playing in bordellos but didn’t know that it was Lulu’s one. What a story!

[tammywheetley]

There needs to be a modern day movie made of her!!

[patriciapalmer]

She and "The Witch Queen", Marie Laveau, and her Gris Gris (her mother also a priestess) defined an era. Gifts, and offerings still left at Marie's tomb.

[reginabayer]

Storeyville is not present day Treme. Storyville also had two sections within New Orleans. The one with Louis Armstrong one happened to be the one for blacks which was not present day Storyville by the French Quarter. This was also called Backatown. The Fisk School that Armstrong attended also happened to be in Backatown. This madame was not Creole in the New Orleans sense. That is a very specific group of people and still is today. She was of mixed race but not Creole. Please understand that when researching this culture, it is very important to get with people from this area. New Orleans history can be very confusing at times so it is best to get with true historians from the area.

[barrettcoheley]

"Become distracted by prostitution!!"..., LMAO..., all the sailors were getting STDS and couldn't be at their duty stations. If you gonna tell it at least tell the truth.

[lf]

If she was born on a farm in Alabama then she was enslaved. If she was born in Cuba or Jamaica she could have still been enslaved of a free person of African descent

[doreensika]

I just watched a documentary about her on different channel just 2 weeks ago it’s nice to hear some other things about her too. I guess she was really famous in her day cause there were so many madams during that era.

[Hexphile]

Shocked this hasn't become some sort of over dramatized streaming series yet.

[rachel-jmjb]

awesome video as always!

i have a request -- i recently read about abigail kawananakoa, known by many as the last hawaiian princess, who died this past week. from a cursory glance it seems this lady had an interesting life, i would love if you made a video on her!

[honorladone]

They don't build Mansions like they used to.

[makdm]

The new Interview with the Vampire series features Storyville as its setting

[geminisunleomoon]

Lulu claimed to be an Octoroon (1/8th African) which was much sought after and a quality high dollar courtesan.
There weren't that many Octoroons in Storyville, but others passed well.

[kapo]

Who was Lulu business partner who undermine her in acquiring the film studio.
You've gone to great lengths in your investigation and presentation but it's incomplete if you don't disclose the answer to the above question

[karenharrison]

Great story! I consider myself a fairly good history buff but I have never heard of this unique lady. However, the picture you are using for Joe 'King' Oliver is actually a picture of a very young Louis Armstrong. It was also very interesting to find out that Mae West depicted this madame in the movie you listed. Once again, a very good biography.

[hablin]

Always a pleasure watching your videos you are always so respectful of these ladies thank you for that ❤