Ninth Ward Citizens Voter's League (New Orleans, La.)

Dates:
Active 1941
Active 1995

Biographical notes:

The Ninth Ward Citizens Voter's League, organized in 1958 and chartered in 1960, is the oldest African-American civic organization in New Orleans's Ninth Ward.

The Ninth Ward Citizens Voter's League seeks to improve the physical, civic, and political conditions in New Orleans's Ninth Ward through voter education and registration, political endorsements, and lobbying for better conditions.

From the description of Records, 1941-1995, bulk 1966-1995. (Xavier University of Louisiana). WorldCat record id: 39461323

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Subjects:

  • African Americans
  • Civic improvement
  • Civic leaders
  • Community development, Urban
  • Community power
  • Police brutality
  • Political participation
  • Voter registration

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Places:

  • New Orleans (La.) (as recorded)
  • Louisiana--New Orleans (as recorded)