The history of Super Sunday and the Mardi Gras Indians

Last weekend, Super Sunday was celebrated in New Orleans. It is the day when African American revelers, known as Mardi Gras Indians, parade through town in their hand-made costumes. Michelle Miller has more on the history of the group.

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[heyjoejp]

15 years strong visiting New Orleans. Without a doubt the most culturally important and significant city and people in America. No place like it. I love it.

[Analaurat]

I wish I would of seen more of Dr. Maurice Martinez. He wrote the book “No, I won’t bow down on that dirty ground”. Great book. I highly recommend it if you want to learn more about the history of the Mardi Gras Indians.

[RichardRjmccoy]

CBS has thought me so much about New Orleans. Thank you.

[kalistamartin]

Such an amazing culture!! I love it!! Finally getting their recognition!!

[fragtore]

Such a beautiful culture. Hope to visit one day, respectfully, from Europe

[kingezekaya]

This is awesome, thanks Carol Lewis my love for making me discover this

[brooklynlady]

Why is she calling them African American if they are American Indian?

[Chiefwarcloud]

They celebrating their culture. Jokes on y’all. They the real Indians.

[tikilanichols]

Some of these comments...smdh... greetings from New Orleans baybeh

[ogcherokeetee]

These not Africans these the real Americans

[Yungjf]

Story time back in slavery when the underground railroad was they way for the slaves to escape the Native Indians in Louisiana would give them refugee so basically this is a way for us to forever pay respects to the Indians

[kamilahcummings]

If you are in New Orleans, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is an important place to visit to learn more about this unique culture. I am surprised it was not included in this piece. The founder is a wondeful man and a visionary.

[TheRealest]

Spitting image of his father. Black and Indigenous Americans are the foundation of this country but the least respected and culturally represented.

[johnBlackwolf]

They do this to honor the true Native American Indians who helped them escape slavery

[geronimosilva]

Native Americans Native black Indians Aztecs the Mayans history ❤️

[AlmostReady]

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Hambone Hammer where you been
Down by the river making gin

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[tiggapee]

The crazy part is, CBS did'n't tell you the whole truth. We are the New Orleans, Indians. We are not from Africa!!! Indian Removal Act of 1830 removed my family from St James, Louisiana to the levee by Audubon Park. Then the gentrified that area and moved us into the city UPT by the St. Thomas projects and had the audacity to call us levee rats!!!!

[natureknosis]

If you really take on and watch the video you can totally tell that the indigenous people had to be very particular of what they say and how they say it during this interview…Where are the photos of the Mongolian “Native Americans”teaching the indigenous Native Americans “their ways”???you can’t find it but you can find old photos of indigenous Native Americans before so-called slavery… They called us copper colored people when white’s came over and colonized this land.

[assassingee]

We been Indians way before 1400s way before 1900s this is not truth! Keep denying who we are it MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH TO KNOW MY TRUE CULTURE HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY!! NOW YOU SAY WE ARE THE WANNA BE! GTFOH!!! LIES YOU TELL.

[slarvadain]

This has been going on for 100s of years. They didn’t just come out for Mardi Gras, so Mardi Gras Indians is an incorrect term. We used to just call them Indians when I was a child.