The Mardi Gras of the North (from "Burnt Corks & Cakewalks")

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Every year huge crowds flock to Philadelphia to celebrate New Years Day. Brian talks with historian Rhae Lynn Barnes about the blackface roots of one of the city’s most unique traditions - the Mummers Parade.

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