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Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott

In 1953, led by a handful of determined young men and women, the African American citizens

07/20/2017

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting Presents

Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott

Season 2009 Episode 1 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

In 1953, led by a handful of determined young men and women, the African American citizens

Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott” is a one hour documentary that recounts the circumstances and events that led to the nation’s first large-scale boycott protesting segregation and then examines its impact on the evolution of grassroots civil rights activism across the country during the early years of America's Civil Rights Movement.

07/20/2017

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting Presents

Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott

Season 2009 Episode 1 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott” is a one hour documentary that recounts the circumstances and events that led to the nation’s first large-scale boycott protesting segregation and then examines its impact on the evolution of grassroots civil rights activism across the country during the early years of America's Civil Rights Movement.

07/20/2017

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