Bogalusa Civil Rights March Approaching the East Baton Rouge Parish Line
Brooks Read Collection
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: News
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 1967
Duration: 00:00:57
Subjects: Bogalusa Civil Rights March, 1967 | Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana | Civil Rights Movement | Civil rights demonstrations
Contributors:
- Read, Brooks Photographer
Description
Silent footage of the Bogalusa Civil Rights March approaching the East Baton Rouge Parish line. Scenes include: cars with cameraman riding ahead and filming the marchers as they cross the bridge over the Amite River, helicopter flying overhead, a Lamar sign of "Welcome to Denham Springs, a Holsum Town," people in the parking lot of a shopping mall, police on the street, and people waiting on the curbs.