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African Americans -- Louisiana

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dunn-Landry Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 138
Scope and Contents The Dunn-Landry Family Papers encompass 14 linear feet of material covering subject areas of civil rights, African American education, ministerial work, historically black colleges and universities, Louisiana politics and race relations.The collection is arranged into nine series of personal and professional materials. The bulk of the papers are professional in nature with some personal correspondence. The strength of the collection is national and local civic activities, civil rights ...
Dates: Created: 1872-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1916 -1992; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984

Charles B. Roussève papers

 Collection
Identifier: 320
Scope and Contents The papers of Charles B. Rousseve consist predominantly of collected items, both from his historical research and contemporary materials reflecting his varied interests. Primary subjects include publications from the 1890s from the Citizens' Committee (Comite des Citoyens), which brought the Plessy v. Ferguson case to the United States Supreme Court; poetry and other literature written in Reconstruction-era New Orleans; the desegregation of public and...
Dates: Created: 1842-1994; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984

Dorothy Mae Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: 684
Acknowledgement This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MH-245560-OMS-20]. Content Description The papers of Dorothy Mae Taylor are approximately 3.2 linear feet of material dating 1971-2000. The bulk of the papers are in the form of speeches Taylor presented 1986-1990 at various religious functions, high school graduations and civic events. Taylor spoke to many organizations, including: the New Orleans...
Dates: Other: 1971-2000