Governor John McKeithen on Refusing to Meet with Robert Hicks and A.Z. Young
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: 1965
Duration: 00:59:00
Subjects: Young, A.Z., 1920-1993 | Hicks, Robert, 1929-2010 | Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana | McKeithen, John J. (John Julian), 1918-1999
Contributors:
- Read, Brooks Photographer
Description
Governor John McKeithen press conference on refusing to meet with Robert Hicks and A.Z. Young following the violence in Bogalusa, Louisiana. McKeithen states that he's willing to meet with anyone who acts responsibly as citizens should, but Hicks and Young didn't do this. He claims that Hicks and Young were responsible for having people shot and for having people put in the state penitentiary. McKeithen remarks that those in prison will be able to help with cane crops for several years to come.