American History TV in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
These are some of the programs shown during the Baton Rouge LCV Weekend on American History TV: Life and Death of Govern…
Historian Veronica Freeman and former civil rights attorney Johnnie Jones talked about the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. This bus boycott pr… read more
Historian Veronica Freeman and former civil rights attorney Johnnie Jones talked about the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. This bus boycott predates other similar boycotts during the Civil Rights era and was used as a model for those later occurrences. ** This clip is part of C-SPAN Classroom's FREE resources for teachers and students. Visit www.c-spanclassroom.org for more info. ** close
These are some of the programs shown during the Baton Rouge LCV Weekend on American History TV: Life and Death of Govern…
Bruce Fisher talked about the role of his mother, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, in civil rights history. Ms. Sipuel attempted …
Charles Jones talked about his experiences as a civil rights activist during the 1960s, including lunch counter sit-ins …
James Ferguson talked about the use of busing to integrate schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. His firm argued for the…