John S. Zippert papers, 1965-1966

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Zippert, John S

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Papers of a Congress of Racial Equality worker in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, who organized farmers into marketing and agricultural cooperatives. The papers illustrate his efforts to organize the...

Papers of a Congress of Racial Equality worker in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, who organized farmers into marketing and agricultural cooperatives. The papers illustrate his efforts to organize the Grand Marie Vegetable Producers Co-operative, Inc., Sunset, Louisiana (also known as the Grand Marie Sweet Potato Co-operative), to market sweet potatoes, with future plans to open supply cooperatives and canning operations. Zippert also helped write the Rural Community Visitors Proposal, designed to bring information on federal assistance programs, civil rights, and voter education to poor people in rural areas. Copies of the proposal (in varying forms) are present in the collection, with organizational papers, promotional items, and progress reports of the Grand Marie Co-operative; flyers; material on political candidates for local offices; and a letter from Zippert to his draft board, summarizing his work in Louisiana.

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