Essays on African American community's origins, development, and contributions to the Pelican State's history.

The essays recount the many changes which have occurred in black life in Louisiana during the last fifty years, especially in the political and educational aren

This richly illustrated packet vividly details African Americans' quest for freedom and civil rights in America. Students will learn about the Civil War, the Em

The term “Jim Crow” has had multiple meanings and a dark and complex past. It was first used in the early nineteenth century. After the Civil War it referre