The Black Side of Desegregation: The History of Paul Breaux
Season 1 Episode 14 | 26m 14s
The Black Side of Desegregation: The History of Paul Breaux High School, Part 1
Sharon Elizabeth Sexton’s report on the history of Paul Breaux High School in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, the only public high school available to African American students during segregation. This report covers: the opening of the elementary and high school by Paul Breaux following the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision in “Plessy v. Ferguson”; the inferior resources available at the school.
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Folks is a local public television program presented by LPB
The Black Side of Desegregation: The History of Paul Breaux
Season 1 Episode 14 | 26m 14s
Sharon Elizabeth Sexton’s report on the history of Paul Breaux High School in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, the only public high school available to African American students during segregation. This report covers: the opening of the elementary and high school by Paul Breaux following the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision in “Plessy v. Ferguson”; the inferior resources available at the school.
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