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American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana records

 Collection
Identifier: 436

Content Description

These records document a range of activities including legal cases and ongoing functions of the Louisiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. Cases range across the state’s parishes and include a variety of issues involving prison conditions in parish facilities, as well as at Angola, the state’s maximum security prison, including death row conditions, Native American religious issues, and gender discrimination. Cases also involve Creationism, abortion, AIDS discrimination, police brutality, censorship, and others.

Dates

  • Other: 1970-1985

Creator

Extent

18.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana records
Status
Unprocessed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository

Contact:
6823 Saint Charles Avenue
Tilton Hall, Tulane University
New Orleans LA 70118 US
(504) 862-3222