Sibal Holt [Part 1 of 4]
Oral History
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 2007-06-27
Duration: 00:31:01
Subjects: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | CIVIL RIGHTS | Holt, Sibal Suarez | CREOLES | FREEDOM RIDERS | INTEGRATION | Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi | Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) | RACISM | SEVENTH WARD | SOUTH CENTRAL BELL | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO)
Contributors:
- Holt, Sibal Interviewee
- Jackson, Sailor Jr. Interviewer
- Jackson, Sailor Jr. Photographer
Description
Oral history with Sibal Suarez Holt conducted on October 27, 2005. Holt was the head of the Louisiana American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the first black female president of an AFL-CIO state branch. In this interview, Holt discusses her family, childhood, and early life growing up as a Creole in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. Part 1 of 4.