Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: African-American History

  • Two Unidentified Monroe Portraits

    I found these on the Portal to Texas History page. One is a Mealy photo and the other is a Harper photo. This first one is the Harper photo of…

  • Ivory Joe Hunter at the Three Mile Inn

    Jack Angell founded the Three Mile Inn way back in the 1930’s. During WWII, it became an NCO Club for Selman Field. It is said it had a glass dance…

  • Sidney Saunders Monument, circa 1930

    This photo is interesting due to what is in the background! The monument, of course, is the Sidney W. Saunders monument in the Old City Cemetery. What strikes me about…

  • Armistice Day Celebration Program, November 11, 1937

    This one is incredible! It is a program of the Disabled American Veterans group for Armistice Day, celebrated at the old Monroe Colored High School. Some of the names of…

  • Some Tidbits About Richard Barrington

    Among Dr. Williams’ papers was a file with Richard Barrington’s name on it. Inside were copies of some sheets of paper with info written on them. The first document was…

  • Collens Five Point Pharmacy

    This building was another one that stood in the 600 block of DeSiard Street, right at the corner of 6th: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1162 I am guessing that window is where African-American clientele…

  • 1947 Photo of DeSiard Street

    This photo was labeled, “Negro quarter on Main Street, Monroe, Louisiana.” in the Louisiana Digital Library: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1163 . It is a photo from the LSU Special Collections. I did a…

  • African-American Schools in Ouachita Parish Before 1970.

    City and Parish schools were not integrated until 1971. Before then, the races were educated separately. Schools such as Wisner, Myles, Terzia, Boley, Monroe Colored High, etc. were all created…

  • The Liberty Nite Club

    This is a very rare ad from 1946, for the Liberty Nite Club. It was very rare for black owned businesses to advertise in white owned newspapers! The Liberty was…

  • Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella appear at Casino Park

    Another jaw-dropper. Can you imagine seeing Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella play? WOW!