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06/18/201906/24/2019

Beloved ‘Queen of Creole Cuisine’ Chase dies

Posted By: Site Administrator Christine Bordelon, Civil Rights, Clarion Herald, Dooky Chase, Gypsy Tea Room, Leah Chase, NAACP, National Catholic Press Association, National Portrait Gallery, New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA, restaurant, Sisters of the Holy Family, Smithsonian Institute, St. Mary's Academy, St. Michael School Chef’s Charity, St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, The Edgar “Dooky” Chase Family Foundation

Story By Christine Bordelon, Clarion Herald Photos By Frank J. Methe, Clarion Herald What more can be said about Leah Chase that hasn’t already

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02/23/201902/26/2019

St. Augustine football the subject of civil rights sports documentary

Posted By: Jonelle Foltz Civil Rights, documentary, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Otis Washington, Oyd Craddock, St. Augustine High School

St. Augustine High School’s entrance into the all-white Louisiana High School Athletic Association through a federal court ruling in 1967 was an integral part

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02/27/2013

Exhibit teaches how far civil rights has come in United States

Posted By: Site Administrator Civil Rights, Freedom Riders, St. Mary's Academy

An exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Freedom Riders was hosted in February during Black History Month at St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans.

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