Desdunes, Rodolphe Lucien

Our people and our history; a tribute to the Creole people of color in memory of the great men they have given us and of the good works they have accomplished by Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes ( Book )
22 editions published between 1911 and 2008 in French and English and held by 623 libraries worldwide

Africa to America to Paris the migration of black writers ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 210 libraries worldwide
Traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s. The program provides context by first exploring the New Orleans salon poetry of Desdunes and then discussing the historic suppression of black activists in the U.S. after the Harlem Renaissance. This program primarily traces the lives of James Baldwin, Richard Wright and Chester Himes who immigrated to Paris seeking greater intellectual freedom. Includes remembrances of fellow artists and readings from their diaries and works.

A la mémoire de Eugène Antoine by Rodolphe L Desdunes ( Book )
2 editions published in 1905 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Africa to America to Paris ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s. The program provides context by first exploring the New Orleans salon poetry of Desdunes and then discussing the historic suppression of black activists in the U.S. after the Harlem Renaissance. This program primarily traces the lives of James Baldwin, Richard Wright and Chester Himes who immigrated to Paris seeking greater intellectual freedom. Includes remembrances of fellow artists and readings from their diaries and works.

Nos Hommes et Notre Histoire Notices biographiques accompagnées de reflexions et de souvenirs personnels by Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes ( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 1 library worldwide

Thomy Lafon collection, 1893-1916 ( )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Photocopy of a poem written by R. L. Desdunes about Thomy Lafon (1810-1893), New Orleans land speculator, free man of color, and philanthropist (1893); and photocopies of documents pertaining to the burial of Lafon and his family (1898-1916).

Hommage rendu à la mémoire de Alexandre Aristide Mary : décédé à la Nouvelle-Orléans, le 15 Mai 1893, à l'âge de 70 ans by Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes ( Book )
1 edition published in 1911 in French and held by 1 library worldwide