Oscar James Dunn (1822 – November 22, 1871) served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction and was the first African American to act as governor of a U.S. state. In 1868, Dunn was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana, thus becoming the first elected Africa...
TriPod: New Orleans at 300 returns with a story about a monument that was supposed to be erected in the late 1800s, but never happened. Recently New Orleans has been in the national spotlight over the removal of four city monuments—three statues of confederate war heroes and one monument commemorating the Battle of Liberty Place. These monuments were erected after the end of Reconstruction, years after the Civil War, to reassert white power. But long before these monuments even went up, anothe...
History Refocused: The Civil War Reconstruction period saw large numbers of Black men voting and over 1,500 elected to office. Oscar James Dunn was our country’s first Black Lt. Governor and his st...
In March 2021, The Historic New Orleans Collection will publish Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana , a graphic history that, for the first time, tells...
DUNN, N.C. -- Former Dunn Mayor Oscar Harris died suddenly on Tuesday night. Harris, 80, was a respected businessman and civic leader in the Harnett County town. The five-term mayor was also a three-time North Carolina state senator and marine veteran. "Our family is shocked and stricken with grief at this moment," said Harris' daughter Shelia Harris Maness in a release. "We are truly appreciative of all the prayers and the calls offering sympathy. We are overwhelmed at this time and thank our f...
The Oscar nominations 2023 are in as Academy Award-winner Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, star of the recent hit film "M3gan" announced the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards this morning. If you'd like to watch the full announcement, from earlier this morning, you can watch the full Oscars 2023 nominations announcement livestream here on Oscar.com. The Oscars 2023 will air LIVE SUNDAY MARCH 12 on ABC and will be televised live in more than 200 territories worldwide. Read on for the complet...
Editor’s Note: Tamara Dunn viewed all nine best picture nominees and the acting nominees.... directing Oscar, joining Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Predicted winner...
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James Dunn. Actor: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was...
Dunn gained a technical Oscar (along with machinist Cecil Love) in 1944 for his work. Dunn continued to work at RKO after Howard Hughes bought the studio. After RKO had ceased to exist as a...