The YMCA in Shreveport (2021)
Safe Haven: Louisiana's Green Book
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Documentary
Place Covered: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-11-12
Duration: 00:03:30
Subjects: African Americans | History | Segregation | YMCA
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Washington, Rutha Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Safe Haven” from November 12, 2021, features Kara St. Cyr’s visit to the former site of the George Washington Carver branch of the YMCA in Shreveport, one of the businesses featured in “The Negro Motorists Green Book,” a travel guide that listed locations that were safe for African Americans to visit during segregation. She interviews Rutha Washington, who discusses segregation in Shreveport and the importance of the YMCA to the African American community.