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He was 73 years old. Born to the union of the late Evelyn and Herman Francis, Sr. on September 11, 1946. He was raised in the Seventh ward of New Orleans. Sylvester was the founder and Curator of The Backstreet Culture Museum in 1999 with great support from his sister Elvera Touro, D. Joan Rhodes and the spirit of Fi Yi Yi, and the Mandingo ...
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The Backstreet Cultural Museum officially opened its doors in 1999. However, its origins can be traced back three decades to when Sylvester Francis paraded with the Gentlemen of Leisure Social Aid & Pleasure Club. A man photographing the parade wanted Francis to pay $35.00 for his own photograph.
Sylvester Francis founded the Backstreet Cultural Museum out of devotion and passion for his culture. A self-styled “cameraman,” Francis is the visionary who has developed the Backstreet Cultural Museum as an institution that protects New Orleans’ African American traditional art forms and interacts with many audiences.
- 1116 Henriette Delille Street New Orleans, LA, 70116 United States
- backstreetcmuseum@gmail.com
- (504) 657-6700
Sep 1, 2020 · Backstreet Cultural Museum- Anita Francis, founder Sylvester Francis and Dominique Francis New Orleans, La. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Photo by Jeff Stout ORG XMIT: BAT1709050955216423 Advocate staff ...
Sep 7, 2020 · Francis’ seemingly destined journey to opening the Backstreet Cultural Museum in 1999 began in childhood when he and his family lived “back-of-town” in New Orleans 7th Ward. On Mardi Gras Day the neighborhood was alive with Black Indians, baby dolls, skeletons and “men who dressed like women” plus social aid and pleasure club parades ...
Dec 25, 2021 · The Backstreet Cultural Museum served as an enduring tribute to the city’s Black culture, as the Tremé neighborhood gentrified around it. ... Sylvester Francis, founder of the Backstreet ...
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The Backstreet Cultural Museum in 2007. The Backstreet Cultural Museum is a museum in New Orleans, Louisiana's Tremé neighborhood, founded by Sylvester Francis.. Museum. The museum's collections include objects relating to the African American culture of New Orleans with a special emphasis on jazz funerals, Mardi Gras Indians, and second line parades sponsored by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs.
