Jazz musicians parade their way down a New Orleans street during Mardi Gras.
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Mardi Gras parading in New Orleans dates to the 1700s.
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Stephen Ives, director of "American Experience: New Orleans," on PBS Monday, Feb. 12.
‘American Experience: New Orleans’
WHAT: Two-hour documentary on the city, focusing on the years from Reconstruction through Desegregation. WHEN: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday. CHANNEL: WLPB, Channel 27 (cable Channel 12).
PBS documentary tries to put city’s role in historical context