1964 SPECIAL REPORT: "LOUISIANA"

This report follows a special Congress of Racial Equality team during a voter registration drive conducted in the Sixth Congressional District in Louisiana for a six-week period during the summer of 1963. The documentary captures all the aspects of the civil rights struggle in the south – from the quiet, hard work of CORE team members attempting to persuade the Negro to register to vote to scenes of demonstrations, rallies, and tear gas encounters. The program covers the eight parishes (counties) that make up the largest part of the sixth district: Iberville, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Point Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, East Feliciana, and West Feliciana.


However, Iberville Parish is the program’s focal point. Prior to their arrival in Louisiana, the CORE members are seen practicing techniques on non-violent marches, sit-ins, and self-protection against water hose and physical assault. The camera records the mounting tensions as the CORE team tries to find housing with reluctant Louisiana Negroes.

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