Advertisement opposing 1972 NORD takeover of Palmer Park.

ID: 2533 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Times-Picayune. ~ Date: May 10, 1972.

This file appears in: Segregation in Palmer Park

"Concerned Citizens of Carrollton" voiced their objections to NORD's proposed takeover of the administration of Palmer Park.

This file appears in: Segregation in Palmer Park

Segregation in Palmer Park

By Kevin McQueeney & Kathryn O'Dwyer

Though designated for public use, Palmer Park was segregated until the 1970s. The park’s namesake, Benjamin Palmer, was a staunch defender of slavery and leading segregationist, set a tone of…