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Charles Mantinband papers

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Identifier: 245
Content Description The papers of Rabbi Charles Mantinband document his life and career, particularly his involvement in civil rights. The collection includes correspondence, news clippings, articles, broadsides, sermons, pamphlets, and Mantinband's dissertation. Some of the items pertain to Emmett Till and Medgar Evers, who were both killed in Mississippi. Other items pertain to speaking engagements at historically Black colleges. Correspondents include: A.D. Beittel, P.D. East, Medgar Evers, John Howard...
Dates: Other: 1951-1974

Ellis Marsalis, Sr. oral history interview

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Identifier: 2509
Content Description This collection consists of one audio compact disc containing an interview with Ellis Marsalis Sr. conducted by Dr. Lawrence N. Powell of Tulane University’s Department of History. The interview was conducted in on September 15, 1988. The focus of the interview is on Marsalis’ purchase of property in the Shrewsbury community of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and his development of a motel on the property. The property served as a place of lodging for visiting African American musicians,...
Dates: Other: 1988

M. W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. for the State of Louisiana records

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Identifier: 607
Scope and Contents The records of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons for the State of Louisiana are a rich source of primary documentation about the history of African American freemasonry in Louisiana and throughout the United States, the period of post-Civil War Reconstruction (1865-1877), the long civil rights movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1878-1954) and the modern civil rights movement (1955-1968). The...
Dates: Created: 1857-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1980; Other: Date acquired: 08/13/2008

Lel H. McCullough collection

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Identifier: 237
Content Description The Lel H. McCullough collection contains photocopies of material gathered as part of McCullough's research on Emerson Bentley. Included is a copy of McCullough's research paper on the topic entitled "Emerson Bentley: A Personal Crusade in Louisiana Reconstruction." The collection contains legal papers pertaining to a suit instigated by Bentley, articles, clippings, maps, biographical data, a diary for 1864-1865, obituary notices, and correspondence from Bentley's teacher in Ohio to his...
Dates: Other: 1864-1975

James W. McPherson papers

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Identifier: 239
Scope and Contents The papers of James Wesley McPherson contain professional and personal documents highlighting McPherson's work in the area of civil rights, particulary his efforts to increase voter registration among African Americans in South Carolina. The papers encompass 0.8 linear feet and contain correspondence, photographs, sample ballots, background information on the South Carolina Voter Education Program, newspaper clippings, speeches, pamphlets, certificates, and programs, including a program on...
Dates: Created: 1917-1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1937-1964; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974

Medgar Evers College records

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Identifier: 250
Content Description Medgar Evers College, located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is a college within the City University of New York system. The college was named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was killed in his native state of Mississippi in 1963. The college opened its doors in 1971 with the idea of expanding educational opportunities for the community's gifted, young, returning veterans, and a diverse adult population. The records include correspondence, rosters, invitations, annual reports,...
Dates: Other: 1976-1982

Rene Calvin Metoyer papers

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Identifier: 252
Content Description

The papers of African American lawyer and notary public Rene Calvin Metoyer include three documents related to his career. The first is his Bachelor of Law degree from Straight University dated April 6, 1886. Also included is a certificate from the Louisiana Supreme Court, also dated April 6, 1886,  admitting Metoyer to the practice of law in Louisiana, as well as a Louisiana notary public appointment certificate dated June 27, 1917.

Dates: Other: 1886-1917

Million Man March collection

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Identifier: 491
Content Description

This collection documents the Million Man March, a gathering of African American men that took place in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1995. The collection contains newspaper and magazine clippings, VHS videotapes of news coverage of the event, and forty-four color photographs taken by participant Allen Square, Jr. at the event.

Dates: Other: 1995

Hazel Stamps Moore papers

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Identifier: 470
Content Description Hazel Stamps Moore is a former librarian, an active member of the Tougaloo College Alumni Association, and has served on several boards and committees of the South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ. Her papers reflect these activities. Included are reports, agenda and minutes, correspondence, and other documents related to the South Central Conference and Central Congregational Church in New Orleans. Tougaloo College Alumni Association materials include correspondence,...
Dates: Other: 1911-1995

E. Frederic Morrow papers

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Identifier: 469
Scope and Contents The papers of E. Frederic Morrow document the administration of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as it relates to business, commerce, civil rights legislation, and economic conditions for minorities in the southern United States. The collection encompasses 5.0 linear feet of correspondence, autobiographical manuscript drafts, photographs, and speeches that are mainly professional in nature related to Morrow's work as the first African American to serve as an executive assistant...
Dates: Created: 1925-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1954-1960; Other: Date acquired: 04/25/1995

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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 1
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