Congress of Racial Equality, Jackson Parish Chapter, Louisiana, records, 1961-1965

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Congress of Racial Equality. Jackson Parish Chapter (La.)

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Records of the CORE chapter active in Jonesboro and Jackson Parish, Louisiana, together with some fragmentary records of other parishes. In Jackson Parish, CORE was involved in a wide variety of pr...

Records of the CORE chapter active in Jonesboro and Jackson Parish, Louisiana, together with some fragmentary records of other parishes. In Jackson Parish, CORE was involved in a wide variety of projects such as voter registration, freedom schools, community organization, and assistance with various governmental aid programs. Included are field reports, correspondence and petitions, reports of staff and community meetings, lists of registered and unregistered individuals, reports of harassment, drafts of program proposals, and arrest records. Also included is a record book of an unidentified women's church group.

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