You Remember The Screens on the Buses?

ID: 4707 ~ Creator: Dr. Raphael Cassimere interviews courtesy of The University of New Orleans. ~ Date: 1950s
1960s
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As young men, Dr. Raphael Cassimere and Don Hubbard participated in local chapters of CORE, NAACP Youth, and Freedom Rides protests. In this interview, they recount their memories of bus desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement.

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

By Lori Atkinson
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