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Colored Police
title
Colored Police
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Blacks, African Americans, Law enforcement, New Orleans (La.)
Date Issued
1867-05-11
Abstract
Text. Colored Police. New Orleans Republican; May 11, 1867; p. 2, c. 2.
Officer Cambias' Murderers are hung
title
Officer Cambias' Murderers are hung
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Homicides, Law enforcement, Religious groups, African Americans, Jails, Hangings, Death
Date Issued
1908-10-24
Abstract
Text. Officer Cambias' Murderers are hung. Daily Picayune; October 24, 1908; p. 5, c. 1.
Artesian wells [1852]
title
Artesian wells [1852]
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Artesian wells, African Americans, Menard, George
Date Issued
1852-12-01
Abstract
Text, December 1, 1852. The first Artesian well in Louisiana began in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by George Menard, an African American and former slave.
Blacktopping street in Lecompte, Louisiana in 1936
title
Blacktopping street in Lecompte, Louisiana in 1936
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Street maintenance & repair, Laborers, African Americans
Date Issued
1936-10-21
Abstract
B/W photo, October 21, 1936. Blacktopping Hardy Street in Lecompte, Louisiana.
Description of the Young Men Christian Association School of Commerce
title
Description of the Young Men Christian Association School of Commerce
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Clubs, Clubhouses
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Description of the Young Men Christian Association School of Commerce. The school was organized in 1905. The school is officially recognized by the Y.M.C.A. National Council. At the time of the article there were one hundred students enrolled. The last paragraph transcribed: "The Y.M.C.A. caters to all groups of Negroes in the city. At present it has high hopes for something tangible in the near future regarding a new building."
African American refugees from Delta, Louisiana flee to Kansas and start Baptist church in 1879.
title
African American refugees from Delta, Louisiana flee to Kansas and start Baptist church in 1879.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Baptist churches, Cotton industry
Date Issued
1879-09-28
Abstract
Text, September 28, 1879. African American refugees from Delta, Louisiana flee to Kansas and start Baptist church. Published in the Weekly Advocate.
Reward for runaway slave in a New Orleans newspaper in 1820.
title
Reward for runaway slave in a New Orleans newspaper in 1820.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Freedmen, Fugitive slaves, Slavery, African Americans, Runaways
Date Issued
1820-08-03
Abstract
Text, August 3, 1820. Ten Dollars Reward. Runaway slave in a New Orleans newspaper. The owner of the runaway slave who published the reward was Hortense of St. Peter street, a free woman of color.
Mother Eliza Holland McInnis at services at the Church of God in Christ in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Mother Eliza Holland McInnis at services at the Church of God in Christ in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Churches
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B&W photo, 1930s. Church of God in Christ. New Orleans, Louisiana. Holy Convocation. State Mother Eliza Holland McInnis who took care of festivities sponsored by woman delegates.
Pending case before a parish court concerning Mary Jeanne Borce vs. her creditors in 1817.
title
Pending case before a parish court concerning Mary Jeanne Borce vs. her creditors in 1817.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Law & legal affairs, African Americans, Petitions, Pitot, James, 1761-1831
Date Issued
1817-02-13, 1817-01-24
Abstract
Text, February 13, 1817. Parish Court - January 24, 1817. Published in the Louisiana Gazette. Present the Hon. James Pitot. Pending case before a parish court concerning Mary Jeanne Borce, a free woman of color, versus her creditors. Signed Charles Appe. D.C.
Construction of a drainage system probably in Baton Rouge Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Construction of a drainage system probably in Baton Rouge Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Construction, Sewerage, Sewers, Laborers, African Americans, Trucks
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. WPA workmen creating a drainage system. Possibly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Man carrying torch in Zulu parade at Mardi Gras in New Orleans Louisiana in approximately 1940
title
Man carrying torch in Zulu parade at Mardi Gras in New Orleans Louisiana in approximately 1940
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Mardi Gras, Parades & processions, Torches, African Americans
Date Issued
1940
Abstract
B&W photo, approx. 1940. Man carrying torch in Zulu parade. Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
African American gentleman helping young boy to build a kite in Louisiana in the 1930s
title
African American gentleman helping young boy to build a kite in Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Children, Kites (Toys), Toys
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. African American gentleman helping young boy to build a kite in Louisiana.
Services at the Church of God in Christ in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Services at the Church of God in Christ in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Churches
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B&W photo, 1930s. Church of God in Christ. New Orleans, Louisiana. Holy Convocation. Written on photo: A sister claps while Willie Brown and Buster Beaver kind of get off with some jive.
Blacktopping street in Lecompte, Louisiana in 1936
title
Blacktopping street in Lecompte, Louisiana in 1936
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Street maintenance & repair, Laborers, African Americans
Date Issued
1936-10-06
Abstract
B/W photo, October 6, 1936. Blacktopping Hardy Street in Lecompte, Louisiana.
Excavation on Patrick Bayou near Monroe, Louisiana in 1936
title
Excavation on Patrick Bayou near Monroe, Louisiana in 1936
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Excavation, Digging, Bayous, Laborers, African Americans
Date Issued
1936-10-06
Abstract
B/W photo, October 6, 1936. Excavation on Patrick Bayou, 12 miles northeast of Monroe, Louisiana.
Bull fight and other events in New Orleans
title
Bull fight and other events in New Orleans
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Bulls, Animal fighting, Bullfighting, Sports, Fireworks, African Americans, Horses
Date Issued
1852-12-04
Abstract
Text, December 4, 1852. Bull Fight (at Jefferson City). Announcement of bull fight and several other events involving animals and slaves in New Orleans, Louisiana. The other events includes slaves fighting bulls, dogs fighting bulls, and then fireworks being attached to the bulls head and lit.
Adult education classes in Tensas Parish Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Adult education classes in Tensas Parish Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Adult education
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B&W photo, 1930s. Adult education in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Written on photo: A 73 year old man learning to read and write. The old plantation negro (center) is the father of two college professors. "An education would not do me any good now", he said. "But if I come out every night it might make other folks come out too". So he, like the young negroes in his community, is learning to read and write under the tutelage of WPA teachers. He is 73.
WPA street paving project in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1937.
title
WPA street paving project in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1937.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Road construction, Streets, Laborers, African Americans, Wheelbarrows, Gutters (Streets)
Date Issued
1937-01-15
Abstract
B/W photo, January 15, 1937. WPA street paving project. Huffman Street in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Negroes celebrate Fourth of July as whites mistakenly fear they were planning an uprising
title
Negroes celebrate Fourth of July as whites mistakenly fear they were planning an uprising
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Celebrations, Riots
Abstract
Text. Negroes celebrate Fourth of July as whites mistakenly fear they were planning an uprising. Louisiana Renaissance, p. 4, c. 3; no date listed.
Letter from the Governor of Kansas concerning the exodus of African Americans from Louisiana to Kansas in 1879.
title
Letter from the Governor of Kansas concerning the exodus of African Americans from Louisiana to Kansas in 1879.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Governors, Refugees
Date Issued
1879-08-08
Abstract
Text, August 8, 1879. No More Thank You. Letter from the Governor of Kansas concerning the exodus of African Americans from Louisiana to Kansas.

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