- Collection:
- Louisiana Historical Photographs of the State Library
- Title:
- Ku Klux Klan rally on the Louisiana State Capitol steps in Baton Rouge in the 1960s
- Publisher:
- State Library of Louisiana
- Date of Original:
- 1960/1969
- Subject:
- Demonstrations--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Segregation
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
White supremacy movements--Louisiana
Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
Louisiana--Capital and capitol
Police, State--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Louisiana. National Guard
Baton Rouge (La.)--Race relations
Segregationists--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Costume - Location:
- United States, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, 30.53824, -91.09562
United States, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, 30.44332, -91.18747 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Description:
- B&W photo, 1960s. Ku Klux Klan members stage a rally on the Louisiana State Capitol steps as a counter demonstration to African Americans and Civil Rights workers. State Troopers and National Guard form a barricade between KKK and crowd. Baton Rouge, La.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lhp%3A3526
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
- Contributing Institution:
- State Library of Louisiana
- Rights: