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Tag: civil rights movement

A statue of Avery Alexander at University Medical Center.
Posted inBack in the Day

Rev. Avery Alexander was a civil rights icon in New Orleans 

by Tammy C. Barney December 30, 2024December 26, 2024

The Rev. Avery Alexander marched with Martin Luther King Jr., led bus and business boycotts as well as lunch-counter sit-ins throughout the Civil Rights Movement.

The former home of Oretha Castle Haley on Wednesday, oct. 16, 2024.
Posted inNews

Fight over legacy of civil rights leader’s former home reaches city council

Avatar photo by John Gray October 17, 2024April 22, 2025
Leona Tate poses in her old first-grade classroom at McDonogh 19 Elementary School, now the TEP Interpretive Center, which she runs, in New Orleans on Aug. 19, 2024. In front of her is the book titled, "Small Shoes, Great Strides," about Tate and her classmates' experience integrating New Orleans schools.
Posted inHistory

Civil rights pioneer Leona Tate talks about integrating New Orleans schools, racial justice

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson August 22, 2024August 22, 2024
Posted inJustice

This week in history: Civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley died

S. Stecker Headshot by Shannon Stecker October 13, 2023June 10, 2024
Defiant Jim Crow South
Posted inCommentary, Culture, Justice

Lit Louisiana: Books should be read, not banned

New Orleans author Fatima Shaik by Fatima Shaik July 18, 2023August 13, 2024
Charles Sims Holding Ku Klux Klan Clothing
Posted inJustice

This week in history: 1964

Jerry Mitchell by Jerry Mitchell July 10, 2023June 10, 2024
As a teenager, Dodie Smith-Simmons joined the New Orleans
Posted inCulture, News

I just wanted to go dancing: How I became involved in the civil rights movement

Dodie-Smith-Simmons-Feb-8.-2023-1024x768 - Edited by Dodie Smith-Simmons March 8, 2023May 24, 2024
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