Keep Forest Hill Alive! (1982)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Forest Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1982-05-28
Duration: 00:08:32
Subjects: Education | Desegregation | School integration. | Busing for school integration | Forest Hill Elementary School (Forest Hill, La.) | Community schools | United States federal courts | United States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Geltner, Naomi Reporter
- Holloway, Clyde Interviewee
- Bridges, Betty Interviewee
- Kurtz, Vivian Interviewee
- Lamkin, Carol Interviewee
- Jouette, Elaine Interviewee
- Roy, Chris Interviewee
- Baier, Paul Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 28, 1982, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on the trip made by Forest Hill residents to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in order to ask the court to re-open their neighborhood public school. Forest Hill Elementary School was closed in September 1980, as a part of Judge Nauman Scott’s desegregation plan for Rapides Parish. Since the parents wanted to keep their children in a school in Forest Hill, they have been operating a private school at the Forest Hill Baptist Church. Host: Beth George