Rougeau, Weldon Joseph, 1942-
Biography:
Weldon Joseph Rougeau was born November 20, 1942 in Tyrone, Louisiana. Rougeau co-founded the Baton Rouge chapter of CORE and was arrested twice for his activities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1961 and was expelled from Southern University. He also registered African American voters in Louisiana and Florida and later worked with Vernon Jordan at the Voter Education Project and the United Negro College Fund.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Weldon Joseph Rougeau following his arrest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1960s (Black-and-white photographs)
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Weldon Joseph Rougeau following his arrest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1961 November 17 (Black-and-white photographs)