Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana
Season 2 Episode 9 | 28m 50s
Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana
Rob Hinton first reports on some of the major civil rights marches in the state: the 1967 Bogalusa Civil Rights March; the 1980 Survival Day Rally at the State Capitol; and the 1982 voter registration march from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. Next, Genevieve Stewart interviews Reverend Jesse Jackson of Operation PUSH and Benjamin Hooks, the executive director of the NAACP.
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Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana
Season 2 Episode 9 | 28m 50s
Rob Hinton first reports on some of the major civil rights marches in the state: the 1967 Bogalusa Civil Rights March; the 1980 Survival Day Rally at the State Capitol; and the 1982 voter registration march from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. Next, Genevieve Stewart interviews Reverend Jesse Jackson of Operation PUSH and Benjamin Hooks, the executive director of the NAACP.
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