Congress of Racial Equality
Organization
Found in 2 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
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Nils R. Douglas papers
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
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Connie Harse papers
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