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Rogers, Kim Lacy

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1951 - 2014

Biographical Statement

Kim Lacy Rogers was a Professor of History and American Studies at Dickinson College.  She earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota.  Her research emphasis was on gender and family history. She was one of the country's most noted oral historians.  Among her many publications were the books Righteous Lives: Narratives of New Orleans' Civil Rights Movement and Life and Death in the Delta:  Narratives of Violence, Resilience, and Social Change.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Kim Lacy Rogers collection

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: 317
Scope and Contents This collection consists mostly of sound recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Kim Lacy Rogers with persons involved in the desegregation process in New Orleans. These include opponents and proponents of segregation. Notable interviewees include: Daniel Byrd, Albert Dent, Tom Dent, Lolis Elie, Oretha Castle Haley, Rosa Freeman Keller, Mayor Maurice "Moon" Landrieu, Rudy Lombard, Mayor Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial, John O'Neal, Revius Ortique, Jackson Ricau, Jerome Smith, and Betty...
Dates: Created: 1959-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1979-1988; Other: Date acquired: 10/02/1979