Baton Rouge's Troubled Waters (2008)

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Documentary
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2008-02-26
Duration: 00:57:23
Subjects: History | African Americans | Segregation | Civil Rights | SWIMMING POOLS | Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, 1953 | School integration. | Desegregation | Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
Contributors:
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- White, Trudy Writer
- Bailey, Milton Narrator
- Butler, Edmae Interviewee
- Delpit, Joe Interviewee
- Smith, Charles T. Interviewee
- Lawless, Marjorie Interviewee
- Dalcourt, Elvin Interviewee
- Byrd, Adolph Interviewee
- Williams, Theda Martinez Interviewee
- Tacneau, Thelma Cary Interviewee
- Warren, Almenia Freeman Interviewee
- Baker-White, Avis Interviewee
- Anderson, Dupuy Speaker
- Jones, Johnnie Interviewee
- Rivers, Freya Rivers Interviewee
- Hall, Sidney Interviewee
- Rutledge, Domoine Interviewee
- Placide, Charlotte Interviewee
- Godfrey, Brace Interviewee
- George, Pearl Speaker
- Claiborne, Betty Interviewee
- Burns, Paul Interviewee
- Temple, Collis, Jr. Interviewee
- White, Trudy Interviewee
- Bowman, Betta Interviewee
Description
A 2008 documentary chronicling the efforts of the African American community in Baton Rouge to integrate public facilities. It covers: the self-sufficient black community in south Baton Rouge during segregation; the white-only City Park pool and the lack of safe swimming areas for black children; the drowning of several black children in area swimming holes; the formation of the United Negro Recreational Association (UNRA) and their work in building the playground and swimming pool at Brooks Park; the efforts of the black community to integrate the city bus system, public schools, local pools, and City Hall; the building of the new McKinley Middle Magnet School next to Brooks Park; and the efforts to preserve the history and accomplishments of the UNRA. Narrator: Milton Bailey