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    Kelly, Lou M. Reminiscences and Letters, [1905], 1925. 3 items. Location: E:4. Lou Kelly lived at Ranson Plantation, St. Charles Parish, La. Kelly's reminiscences and letters pertain to an African American labor riot in St Charles Parish in 1880. Kelly wrote the reminiscences in 1905 for author Helen Pitkin Schertz's fictionalized account of the riot. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4796.
    Manuscript Topic
    Literature
    Plantations
    African Americans
    Record Type
    Manuscript Collections
    Year
    1905
    Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/special/manuscripts/guides/kelly-lou-m
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