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Higher Education and the Black Community: The James E. Blackwell Papers

The Amistad Research Center is pleased to announce the opening of the papers of Dr. James E. Blackwell, sociologist and educator who...

Girls in the “Muner” club: a comic book takes on school integration

Natalie Midlo was a nurse, wife, and mother who was active in the Temple Sinai Sisterhood and the National Council of Jewish Women. Her...

New Orleans Improvement League: Fighting for integration in the shadows of the NAACP

Sometimes a simple question can lead you down a rabbit hole. That’s the enjoyment of reference, your ability to learn something new while...

Ruby Bridges Footage Preserved with National Grant

Preservation work has now been completed on rare home movie footage of Ruby Bridges, thanks to a grant from the National Film...

NOLA4Women: The Grassroots Activism of Dorothy Mae Taylor

Dorothy Mae (Delavallade) Taylor was an authoritative political figure in New Orleans and Louisiana, whose fiery rhetoric shook the old...

NOLA4Women: Oretha Castle Haley and Doris Jean Castle: Sisters Dedicated to the Movement

The social activism of sisters Oretha Castle Haley and Doris Jean Castle began when they were still young women. They came from a working...

RELEASE: Kathe Hambrick Appointed The Center's Executive Director, read more...