Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations records

Collection

Identifier: 564

Staff Only

Content Description

The records of the Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations include correspondence, minutes, membership lists, programs, newsletters and a 1983 publication by the Baton Rouge Area Young Women's Christian Association entitled "Remembering the Struggle: Oral Histories and Photographs of Batron Rouge Women Who Worked for Human Rights." The records date from 1982-1997.

Dates

Other: 1982-1997

Creator

Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations (Organization)

Historical Note

The Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations (BRCHR) was founded in February 1965 as a nonprofit, nonsectarian, interracial, educational organization. It was an independent chapter of the Louisiana Council on Human Relations, which was formed the previous year. Like ithe state-wide counicl, the Baton Rouge chapter's mission was to counter discrimination and prejudice against racial and religious groups and to promote better understanding among these groups. The organizers of BRCHR included Ralph M. Dreger and John G. Lewis.

Throughout its existence, BRCHR has sponsored discussion groups, conferences, and workshops that have addressed a wide variety of social justice causes including: housing and urban renewal , womenâs rights, Native American rights, discrimination, race relations, religion, environmental justice, welfare, and others.

A history and timeline of the organization can be found on the website for the Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations at http://www.brchr.org.