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Members of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association ride a decorated float in the Joe Cain Day Mardi Gras parade, Feb. 26, 2017, in Mobile, Alabama. The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association, also known as MAMGA, was founded in 1938 as an outlet for African-American youth to give them an opportunity to participate in the predominantly-white Mardi Gras festivities. French settlers held the first Mardi Gras in 1703, making Mobile's celebration the oldest Mardi Gras in the United States. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)
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Mobile, Alabama - Joe Cain Day 2017
Members of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association ride a decorated float in the Joe Cain Day Mardi Gras parade, Feb. 26, 2017, in Mobile, Alabama. The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association, also known as MAMGA, was founded in 1938 as an outlet for African-American youth to give them an opportunity to participate in the predominantly-white Mardi Gras festivities. French settlers held the first Mardi Gras in 1703, making Mobile's celebration the oldest Mardi Gras in the United States. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)