African Americans -- Civil rights -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Orissa Arend typescript
Collection — 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:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2005; Other: Date acquired: 01/17/2006
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Lel H. McCullough collection
Collection
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
Found in:
Amistad Research Center