Katz, Allan
Person
Biographical Statement
Allan Katz spent 25 years working as a political reporter at the Times Picayune/States-Item newspaper, beginning in 1962. He later became the editor at the Kenner Star, and hosted several television shows including the Louisiana Newsmaker. Katz also worked for the Orleans Parish School Board. Katz’s career involved covering the 1963 Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans and black politics, particularly the career of Ernest “Dutch” Morial, the first black mayor of the city of New Orleans.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Arnold Hirsch collection of Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial Oral History Interviews
Collection
Identifier: ##na5
Abstract
This collection consists of sound recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Arnold R. Hirsch from April to November of 1987 and again in May 1994 with persons involved in politics and government on a local and state level, as well as civil rights issues in New Orleans. This collection explores the racial politics of New Orleans before and after the Civil Rights Movement, and how the interviewees were able to navigate through the constant changes and challenges of the time. The...
Dates:
Created: 1987; Other: Date acquired: 05/31/2018