Louisiana -- Race relations
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Henry E. Braden III papers
Collection
Identifier: 549
Scope and Contents
Dr. Henry E. Braden III's papers center on New Orleans' political, professional, and social circles of the latter half of the twentieth century. The papers include personal and political correspondence, military records, awards and honors, programs, invitations, newspaper clippings on the Braden and Haydel families, photographs, and other collected materials. Of particular note is Dr. Braden's sizable collection of political correspondence and campaign materials for politicians...
Dates:
Created: 1936-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1990; Other: Date acquired: 12/13/1997
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Henry E. Braden III papers
Lewis Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 788
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Lewis Family (circa 1860-1977; bulk 1880-1950) from Natchitoches, Louisiana, contain significant documents related to Louisiana’s Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction eras, extensive examples of late 19th and early 20th century portraiture, and the relationships and achievements of an African American family across generations. Family members represented throughout the collection include patriarch John G. Lewis Sr. (1849-1931); his wife Virginia Thompson (1864-1931); and...
Dates:
Created: circa 1860-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1880-1950; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/2012
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Lewis Family papers
Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission poster
Collection — Small Collection
Identifier: 2513
Scope and Contents
This undated poster, measuring 14" x 22", was produced and distributed by the Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission "in the interest of constitutional government." It features an image of Robert E. Lee along with a biographical paragraph on Lee between banner text reading: "This is Your Heritage – Protect It!" The poster was produced to encourage supporters of the Commission and its views to register and vote.
Dates:
Created: 1960s; Other: Date acquired: 02/27/2015
Parson v. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation records
Collection
Identifier: 288
Scope and Contents
The Parson v. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation records document an employment racial discrimination lawsuit filed by African American workers at the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Chalmette, Louisiana in 1967. The collection spans 1951-1985, and includes the years leading up to the case and the decades that followed, as the case went through various court systems. The collection consists of court records from Orleans Parish District Court and the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court....
Dates:
Created: 1951-1985; Other: Majority of material found in 1967-1985; Other: Date acquired: 08/22/1985
Frederick Theodore and Winifred Schumacher collection
Collection
Identifier: 331
Content Description
Principally collected items about civil rights and race relations in Ohio, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Dates:
Other: 1964-1984