The United States Civil Rights Trail

Louisiana: Meeting Places, Organizing Protests & Confrontations, pt. 2


Listen Later

In this episode, “Meeting Places, Organizing Protests & Confrontations, pt. 2,” historians and experts help explain the role of the civil rights movement in Louisiana’s rural towns such as Plaquemine, Jonesboro and Bogalusa. You’ll hear the heroic stories of the Deacons of the Defense and learn about the influential 105-Mile March from Bogalusa all the way to the capitol steps in Baton Rouge. 

Click for more information:

  • https://www.louisianacivilrightstrail.com/
  • CivilRightsTrail.com

The episode features the voices and perspectives of:

  • Lance Hill, historian
  • Norman Robinson, former news anchor
  • Barbara Hicks Collins
  • James Farmer
  • Bob Hicks 
  • A.Z. Young
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The United States Civil Rights TrailBy The U.S. Civil Rights Trail, The United States Civil Rights Trail