They Were Targeting You.

ID: 4706 ~ Creator: Dr. Raphael Cassimere interviews courtesy of The University of New Orleans. ~ Date: 1950s
1960s
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As a young man, Don Hubbard participated in local chapters of CORE and Freedom Rides protests. In this interview, he recounts police harassment of Rev. Louis Landrum, and Don's arrests during the Civil Rights Movement. The men were targeted as a result of their participation in marches, sit-ins, and protests.

Additional Information

Subject

The influence of New Orleans' ministers and churches during The Civil Rights Movement.

Relation

University of New Orleans Midlo Center

Format

Video Interview.

Language

English

Type

Oral History.

Coverage

New Orleans
Central City
Civil Rights Movement
This file appears in: New Zion Baptist Church

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