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This week, the Louisiana Office of Tourism introduced the first three life-sized markers along the inaugural Louisiana Civil Rights Trail with one sculpture unveiled in Shreveport.
The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail tells the real-life stories of the civil rights era and pays homage to the trailblazers who played a significant role in advancing the movement during the 1950s and 60s. The markers are installed at the sites of historical landmarks and events throughout the state.
The first marker was unveiled at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans. The longstanding eatery was a meeting place for people of all races to discuss civil rights issues and strategies. Leah Chase, owner and chef, welcomed the activists and often served her Louisianan cuisine at the meetings and to jailed demonstrators.
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Little Union Baptist Church honored with marker on Louisiana Civil Rights Trail
Residents and officials gathered Friday, May 7, 2021 at the Little Union Baptist Church to celebrate the creation of a Civil Rights Trail marker.(KSLA)
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism unveiled the third marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail on Friday, May 7 at 9 a.m.
The marker was unveiled at Little Union Baptist Church, located at 1846 Milam St.
“It tells a story of these great champions, heroic moments and people that stood up during a difficult time,” said Nungesser. “We started so much of the civil rights movement right here in Louisiana.”
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An historical marker stands outside of Dooky Chase s Restaurant on Orleans Avenue that honors significant locations in the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans, Monday, May 3, 2021. Dooky Chase s Restaurant was honored because it was a common meeting point for leaders of the Civil Rights movement during the era of segregation. The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail markers project will eventually include 15 locations. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) May 03, 2021 - 7:29 PM
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase s, which served for years as a safe meeting space for civil rights activists to strategize over bowls of Creole gumbo, is the site of the first marker to go up on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail.