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Orissa Arend typescript
Collection — Container: Small Collections
Identifier: 2490
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a draft typescript of Orissa Arend's book Showdown in Desire: The Black Panthers Take a Stand in New Orleans, which was published by The University of Arkansas Press in 2009. This draft, comprised of 268 leaves, includes revised chapters of the book dating from July-August 2005 prior to substantial revision leading to publication. The typescript includes a timeline of events described in the book, as well as a list of individuals...
Dates:
Created: 2005; Other: Date acquired: 01/17/2006
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Amistad Research Center
Marguerite Cartwright papers
Collection
Identifier: 72
Content Description
The papers of actress, journalist and educator Dr. Marguerite Cartwright chronicle her personal life, career and academic endeavors. The collection encompasses 165.59 linear feet and provides an in-depth look at African Americans and world affairs, contemporary issues facing the United States in the mid-twentieth century, the anti-colonialism movement following World War II, and the United Nations through her work as an accredited UN correspondent for the Pittsburgh Courier. She was...
Dates:
1912-1984
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Amistad Research Center
A.P. Tureaud papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 367-1
Scope and Contents
The addition to the A.P. Tureaud papers contains records of civil rights cases, correspondence, collected material, and records related to the Knights of Peter Claver, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and other organizations. The correspondence files contain letters from Daniel Byrd, O.C.W. Taylor, Mordecai W. Johnson, and Jim Moreau. The correspondence files pertaining to Daniel Byrd concern voter registration problems in Jackson Parish. Present is a letter...
Dates:
Created: 1868-1997; Other: Majority of material found in 1964-1970; Other: Date acquired: 09/02/1981
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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