African American journalists
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Jinx Coleman Broussard papers
Collection
Identifier: 664
Content Description
The collection consists of administrative files for the public relations function for the Mayor of New Orleans including press releases, files for city projects and events, correspondence, planning materials, appointment books, notes and news clippings. Campaign press releases, audiotapes, correspondence, and ephemera from the Clinton/Gore 1992 campaign in Louisiana. Lastly, administrative files for the New Orleans Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., including minutes, press releases,...
Dates:
Other: 1986-2001
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Jinx Coleman Broussard papers
Evelyn Cunningham papers
Collection
Identifier: 656
Scope and Contents
The papers of Evelyn Cunningham document her work as a feature writer and columnist for the Pittsburgh Courier (1950-1962); political aide for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (1969-1976); and her activism in politics, feminism, and civil rights. A theme running throughout the collection is the role of the African American professional woman in society. Of note are materials regarding the integration of New York City restaurants (circa 1954); Cunningham's...
Dates:
Created: 1941-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1951-2003; Other: Date acquired: 11/07/2003
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Evelyn Cunningham papers
Arnold de Mille papers
Collection
Identifier: 600
Scope and Contents
Photo journalist Arnold de Mille (1908-1996) spent his career capturing the African American experience for the better part of the twentieth century, as well as recording the African experience during a time of volatility and upheaval. His papers and photographs span this storied career with a significant amount of these materials dedicated to beauty culture, the Civil Rights Movement, and his work for the United Nations. Included are issues from the short-lived ...
Dates:
Created: 1942-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1970; Other: Date acquired: 04/01/2000
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Arnold de Mille papers
Robert Elijah Jones papers
Collection
Identifier: 205
Scope and Contents
The Robert Elijah Jones papers document the career of Jones, an African American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, who committed his life to religion, racial equality, education, and community development through his work as the editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, a general superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the South, and the founder of Gulfside Assembly in Waveland, Mississippi. The papers encompass 4.05 linear feet of...
Dates:
Created: 1872-1965; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Robert Elijah Jones papers
Joseph Madison papers
Collection
Identifier: 461
Content Description
Joseph Madison, a broadcast journalist specializing in minority rights and urban affairs, was Executive Director of the Detroit NAACP, National Director of the NAACP Voter Education Department, Coordinator of the NAACP Leader Conference and member of NAACP national board. His papers and additions include correspondence, transcribed interviews, minutes, appointment books, publications, photographs, and plaques. Both the original collection and the additions equal 19.35 linear feet. The date...
Dates:
Other: 1975-2017
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Joseph Madison papers
John E. Rousseau collection
Collection
Identifier: 319
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials collected by John E. Rousseau, editor of the Louisiana edition of the Pittsburgh Courier, relating to the case of Edgar Labat and Clifton Alton Poret, two African American men wrongfully convicted by an all-White jury for the 1950 rape of a White woman in New Orleans. Sentenced to the death penalty in 1953, Labat and Poret won nine stays of execution, ultimately becoming the longest-serving death row inmates in Louisiana...
Dates:
Created: 1950-1967; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1987
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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John E. Rousseau collection
Fredi Washington papers
Collection
Identifier: 380
Scope and Contents
The papers of actress, dancer, and activist Fredi Washington measure 2.14 linear feet. The collection, dating from 1925-1979, documents her stage and film career, her writings on theater, and her professional work in supporting African American actors and actresses. It contains correspondence, photographs, news clippings, honors and awards, scripts, and a scrapbook. Approximately one hundred items of correspondence from 1933 to 1979 are contained in the collection. The...
Dates:
Created: 1925-1979; Other: Date acquired: 06/30/1975
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Fredi Washington papers