Folks; NAACP Present and Past in Louisiana
- Series
- Folks
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-4625570p
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This episode of the series "Folks" from January 23, 1983, focuses on the 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. Lastly, Hinton and Stewart conduct an in-studio interview with Rupert Richardson, the state president of the NAACP in Louisiana and a member of the national board of directors. She discusses: her view that the civil rights movement is gaining momentum in Louisiana; their membership numbers; their issue-oriented coalitions; their efforts to get more participation in the NAACP; the ongoing issue of school desegregation; her view that 1982 was a year of setbacks for African Americans under the Reagan Administration; the role of the NAACP in the upcoming 1983 gubernatorial election; and the importance of the NAACP speaking with one voice.
- Description
- Civil Rights organization; Desegregation efforts in Louisiana; Desegregation lawsuits
- Broadcast Date
- 1983-01-23
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- News
- Topics
- News
- Subjects
- Naacp
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- 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: C2061 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:28:47
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Folks; NAACP Present and Past in Louisiana,” 1983-01-23, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 5, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-4625570p.
- MLA: “Folks; NAACP Present and Past in Louisiana.” 1983-01-23. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 5, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-4625570p>.
- APA: Folks; NAACP Present and Past in Louisiana. 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-17-4625570p