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Congress of Racial Equality

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Nils R. Douglas papers

 Collection
Identifier: 128
Scope and Contents The Nils R. Douglas papers consist primarily of items collected or generated by attorney Nils R. Douglas, concerning Louis Andre Martinet and the legal society that bears his name, in addition to those concerning the case of Plessy v. Ferguson and the life of Homer A. Plessy. In addition, the bound personal manuscripts of Nils Douglas reflect his years as a prominent civil rights attorney, representing activists from the Congress of Racial Equality along with his law partners Robert F....
Dates: Created: 1893-1967; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1979

Connie Harse papers

 Collection
Identifier: 573
Scope and Contents The Connie Harse papers include materials gathered or produced by Harse related to her years in New Orleans, and specifically her membership in the Congress of Racial Equality. Materials include photographs of CORE demonstrations against lunch counter segregation in New Orleans and an issue of the CORE-lator with an article on the demonstrations, photographs of St. Charles Avenue, Charles DeGaulle's visit to New Orleans, an anti-nuclear demonstration at...
Dates: Created: 1959-1965; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1999

Ronnie Moore papers

 Collection
Identifier: 531
Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection consists of photographs (1964-1972) from Moore's involvement with different civil rights activities including the 1965 Voter Registration Drives in Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina; Economic Development Commission Projects in Mississippi, Maryland and Washington D.C.; conferences; elections; and demonstrations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina; and other activities in the South, Connecticut, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Photographs...
Dates: Created: 1959-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1964-1972; Other: Date acquired: 04/16/1997

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