Joseph Delpit oral history interview, 1996.

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Joseph Delpit oral history interview, 1996.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71223391

Delpit discusses the "Chicken Shack," his family's business; other south Baton Rouge businesses, theaters, and landmarks; the impact of integration and desegregation on African-American businesses; and crime and the need for community rebuilding.

1 sound cassette (1.5 hours);Transcript (45 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8079446

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

Delpit, Joseph, 1940-

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Joseph Delpit was an African-American businessman in Baton Rouge, La. He was the first black elected official in Baton Rouge when he was chosen for a seat on the city council in 1967. He later was state representative for District 67. From the description of Joseph Delpit oral history interview, 1996. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 71223391 ...

Carter, Nedra,

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Carrell, Khary,

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