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Allen, Louis, 1919-1964

Authoritative Name:

Allen, Louis, 1919-1964

Biography:

"On February 1, 1964, in Liberty, Mississippi, Louis Allen, an African American logger, was shot to death in his driveway. The previous evening, Mr. Allen had visited his employer in order to obtain a letter of recommendation as he intended to move the next day to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to seek employment as a truck driver and/or bulldozer operator. The killing of Mr. Allen has never been solved." Taken from http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/allenl.htm

Associated Subjects:

Allen, Louis, 1919-1964

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

68 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Louis Allen, Liberty, Mississippi, 1964 February 01

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-02
Collection:: FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
Contributing Institution:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Allan--Russell Allan papers, 1964; Archives Main Stacks, SC626

Creator:: Allan, Russell
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:: Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:: 1967/1974
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7)

Creator:: Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Bernard-- Joel Bernard correspondence, 1964-1966 (Jacqueline Bernard papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 230, Box 1, Folder 1)

Creator:: Bernard, Jacqueline
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 & Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3)

Creator:: Bowie, Harry
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Brown--Candy Brown papers, 1964 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 3045, Folder 1)

Creator:: Brown, Candy
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society