Dave Dennis [Part 2 of 2]
Oral History
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 2009-10-30
Duration: 00:30:10
Subjects: Dennis, Dave J. Sr. | Oral history | Tureaud, A.P., 1899-1972 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) | Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) | Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana | Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana | Claiborne Avenue (New Orleans, La.) | Brown, Hubert Gerold "H. Rap," 1943- | Gregory, Richard Claxton "Dick," 1932- | CIVIL RIGHTS | DEACONS FOR DEFENSE | MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM DEMOCRATIC | BLACK PANTHERS | LONGSHOREMEN | HERBAL MEDICINES | URBAN RENEWAL
Contributors:
- Dennis, Dave Interviewee
- Jackson, Sailor Jr. Photographer
Description
Oral history with Dave J. Dennis Sr. conducted on 30 October 2009. Dennis was a civil rights activist, Freedom Rider, and co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Mississippi. In this interview, Dennis discusses his efforts in the Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana and Mississippi and how CORE changed. Part 2 of 2.