Photo of Doris Jean Castle in the Times-Picayune
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Police officers physically carry Doris Jean Castle out of the City Hall cafeteria. A member of CORE, Castle alongside other activists participated in non-violent direct action tactics such as the demonstration at City Hall.
This file appears in: Sit-Ins and Marches at City Hall
Sit-Ins and Marches at City Hall
During the 1960s, Jim Crow laws confined Black New Orleanians to second class citizenship: white owned businesses, restaurants, hotels, and other establishments denied accommodations for Black…