NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and that served as a hub for Louisiana's civil rights movement in the 1960s has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1989, the city honored her memory by renaming Dryades Street, the site of many civil rights demonstrations, Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard.
Robin S. Smith, a graduate student studying historic preservation at Tulane University's School of Architecture, started the historic designation process.
The nomination was approved at the state level and then by the National Register office of the National Park Service in October.
Properties listed in the National Register, authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, are deemed worthy of preservation for their exceptional historic value.
Persons:
Oretha Castle Haley, Haley, Doris, Oretha, Robin S, Smith, ”, “, ” Smith
Organizations:
ORLEANS, National Register of Historic Places, National Register, Freedom House, New, Racial, Tulane University's School of Architecture, Science, Historic Preservation, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, National Park Service, National Historic Preservation
Locations:
The New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana