Phases of a Man Called 'Moon': Mayor Landrieu and Race Relations in New Orleans, 1960-1974

Phases of a Man Called 'Moon': Mayor Landrieu and Race Relations in New Orleans, 1960-1974

This study examines the political career of Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu from his election to the Louisiana legislature in 1960 to the end of his first term as mayor of New Orleans in 1974. Landrieu was a white southern liberal who vigorously supported the agenda of the civil rights movem...

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Main Author: Straughan, Frank L., Jr.
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2011
Subjects:
Southern
Urban
Politics
New Orleans
Progressives
Liberals
Mayors
Moon Landrieu
Segregation
1960 New Orleans School Crisis
1966 New Orleans City Council
Human Relations Committee
Black Panthers
Online Access:http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1347
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http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2331&context=td

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