The Thompson Sisters and Their Involvement in NAACP and CORE Between 1959-1960, Alice, Jean, and Shirley Thompson, became members of the Youth Council of the New Orleans branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) . The Thompson Sisters, as they are famously known, soon sought more direct action and in 1960 joined the… Continue reading The Thompson Sisters (Alice, Jean, and Shirley)
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Rev. Francis Joseph Atlas, Sr., B. 1905, D. 1999
Rev. Francis Joseph Atlas, Sr. was denied the right to register to vote even though as a land owner he was made to pay poll taxes. His life would be forever changed on September 27, 1960.