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On June 24, 1973, a fire in a New Orleans gay bar killed 32 people. This still stands as the deadliest fire in the city's history. Though arson was suspected, and though the police identified a likely culprit, no arrest was ever made. Additionally, government and religious leaders who normally would have provided moral leadership at a time of crisis were either silent or were openly disdainful of the dead, most of whom were gay men. Based upon review of hundreds of primary and secondary sources, including contemporary news accounts, interviews with former patrons of the lounge, and the extensive documentary trail left behind by the criminal investigations, The Up Stairs Lounge Arson tells the story of who used to go to this bar, what happened on the day of the fire, what course the investigations took, why an arrest was never made, and what the lasting effects of the fire have been.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
A Note on Language
I. Beer, Prayer and Nellydrama: The Story of the Up Stairs Lounge
II. Nineteen Minutes of Hell: The Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge
III. Thieves, Queers and Fairy Carpetbaggers: How New Orleans Responded
IV. "Nothing there": The Investigation of the NOFD and the Coroner's Office
V. Passive Voice: The Police Investigation
VI. "A terrible cross": The Fire Marshal Investigation and the Death of Rodger Nunez
VII. Southern Stonewall? Or Rehearsal for a Plague? The Social and Political Legacies of the Fire
Afterword. "Anecdote of the Jar": Final Reflections
Notes
Bibliography
Index
