I appreciate the scholarship and the care taken to document it.
Please also watch out for a follow-up email from my office. My secretary, Garlin Gilchrist, has reached out to you at garlingilchristorg@yahoo.com so we can continue the conversation.

If you’re not already part of the National Urban League community, you can also coordinate with Garlin on that as well he’ll be glad to walk you through it.
Looking forward to continuing the conversation.

I’ve forwarded your email to my secretary, Garlin, who will be reaching out to you shortly. Once connected, please feel free to outline how you envision the collaboration working and what you’d like from me so we can align clearly and move forward productively.

Appreciate this, Barry.The deep history behind New Orleans identity always matters nicknames carry culture,memory,and meaning. Thank you for continuing to document and preserve it. If you’d like to connect further, feel free to reach out to my secretary, Garlin, and we can continue the conversation.

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It’s a basic that Dutch Morial understood — retail politics involves *showing up* and listening and talking to people. I remember Dutch sitting on the floor in my living room, just talking with a small group of ppl. Every single one voted for him.

1977 – Ernest N. “Dutch” Morial becomes the first black mayor of New Orleans.