Ida Belle Joshua oral history interview, 2003.

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Ida Belle Joshua oral history interview, 2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/635196062

Ida Belle Joshua tells of arriving in the Ninth Ward neighborhood in 1949 and watching it develop as a community. She described the community as African Americans working in civil service positions with dreams and hopes for the future. Joshua provides details of Hurricane Betsy's devastation, rescue efforts, federal assistance, and community activism. She gives her opinion on what should have been done differently following Hurricane Betsy and discusses the recent deterioration of the community because of the lack of activism and community effort.

1 sound cassettes (1 hour, 34 minutes);Abstract (2 leaves);Transcript (57 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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