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Tom Dent papers
Collection
Identifier: 117
Scope and Contents
The papers of Tom Dent provide a rich documentary source in the areas of African American literature and theater, the Civil Rights Movement, and the society and culture of New Orleans. The collection encompasses 149 linear feet of correspondence, literary manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, financial records, and memorabilia generated by one of New Orleans' most treasured poets, playwrights, and oral historians. Dent was a prolific writer of letters, poetry, and...
Dates:
Created: 1861-1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1959-1998; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Lance Hill papers
Collection — Container: 9 boxes
Identifier: 745
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) memoranda regarding counterintelligence and surveillance on the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups in the greater New Orleans area as well as FBI reports on these groups, also including the Bogalusa Civic and Voters League. The bulk of these materials, dating from 1964 to 1971, regard the Klan in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Complementing these are collected articles on the Deacons for Defense and Justice, briefs and other research...
Dates:
Created: 1939-2017; Other: Majority of material found in 1964-1971; Other: Date acquired: 7/15/2004
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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