LPB Legacy Collection; Representative David Duke
- Collection
- LPB Legacy Collection
- Raw Footage
- Representative David Duke
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-375tbzhq
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- Description
- Description
- Coverage of the election of Louisiana State Representative David Duke in 1989. Duke, a white supremacist, was the former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The footage includes: an interview with Duke about his election and his ability to work with black legislators; protests to Duke on the steps of the state capitol on the day of his swearing in; Representative Bacque speaking out against the seating of Duke on the floor of the House of Representatives because he did not meet the residency requirements; Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc speaking on the House floor in favor of the seating of Duke in order to uphold democracy and the will of the people; the vote of a majority of the representatives to seat Duke; Duke taking his oath of office; and an interview with Duke and Representative Kip Holden, who walked out of the House when Duke was seated, on the effect of Duke\0xFFFDs election on the image of Louisiana and affirmative action programs.
- Genres
- Interview
- Topics
- History
- Politics and Government
- Subjects
- Civil Rights: White Resistance; Louisiana; Politics; Elections; Affirmative Action; Race; Discrimination
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:00:00
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LPBLC18 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:30:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LPBLC18.mp4 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 00:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LPBLC18.mxf (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: application/mxf
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “LPB Legacy Collection; Representative David Duke,” Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 20, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-375tbzhq.
- MLA: “LPB Legacy Collection; Representative David Duke.” Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 20, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-375tbzhq>.
- APA: LPB Legacy Collection; Representative David Duke. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-375tbzhq