Shreveport native uncovers family and community legacy of upward mobility

Dr. Jolivette Anderson-Douoning’s chance discovery of her grandmother’s ledger spurred her to document the untold story of African-Americans’ upward mobility in Shreveport’s booming – but segregated – economy after World War II. “My mother passed away in 2013. My sister and I were cleaning…

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