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Oscar James Dunn - Unsung Hero of Louisiana
Album Description
In celebration of Black History month, I wanted to put together an album about an unsung hero of Louisiana. Oscar James Dunn was born enslaved but went on to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 1868-1870. In 1867, he attempted to integrate New Orleans public schools, and in 1869, he was invited to the White House to meet with President Grant. He was the first African American dignitary to receive an invitation to the White House.
I first learned about Oscar Dunn when I read the new graphic novel Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana published by the Historic New Orleans Collection. It is a great read, and I loved that some of the illustrations included primary sources!
6 - 8 9 - 12 13+ Social Studies/History Library Louisiana New Orleans
The Law Library of Louisiana--Oscar James Dunn, Unsung Politician
Teaching Notes
A brief overview of Louisiana's Oscar James Dunn
Oscar James Dunn: A Case Study in Race & Politics in Reconstruction Louisiana
Teaching Notes
Dissertation by Brian Mitchell that inspired the creation of and served as research for the graphic novel, Monumental
Extract from the reconstructed Constitution of the state of Louisiana, with portraits of the distinguished members of the Convention & Assembly, A.D. 1868
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3g05947/
Reference note
Summary: Full-length portrait of Oscar J. Dunn, Lieut. Governor of Louisiana, seated at desk, and twenty-nine head-and-shoulders portraits of African American delegates to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention.
Created / Published: 1868.
Subject Headings: - Dunn, Oscar J
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Louisiana
Notes: - Purchase; Old Paper Person; 1991; (DLC/PP-1991:087).
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3g05947 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g05947
Great Reads from Great Places: History
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Reference link: https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9974/
Reference note
Summary: Great Reads from Great Places: History features Rebekah Manley, coordinator for the Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, in conversation with Brian K. Mitchell, co-author of "Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana" (chosen by the Louisiana Center for the Book); Sharon Cameron, author of "The Light in Hidden Places" (chosen by the Tennessee Center for the Book); Tim Johnson, editor of "Marfa for the Perplexed" by Lonn Taylor (chosen by the Texas Center for the Book); Lauren Tarshis, author of "I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888" (chosen by the South Dakota Center for the Book); and Preston Love Jr., co-author of "Your Bridge to History" (chosen by the Nebraska Center for the Book).
Lieut. Gov. Dunn to Hon. Horace Greeley. [n. d.].
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.02501200/
Reference note
Contributor Names: Dunn, Oscar J.
Created / Published: 1863.
Subject Headings: - United States--Louisiana
Genre: Leaflets--Louisiana
Notes: - Page Order: Leaflet
- Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML.
- Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 25, Folder 12.
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbpe.02501200