Dr. Curtis "C.J." Gilliam [1922-1995] was a longtime Civil Rights activist and the first black optometrist in Baton Rouge. A former president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP, he was the first black Louisianan to enlist in the U.S. Marine...
Dr. Leo Stanley Butler was born August 12, 1899 in Burtville, a small community just south of Baton Rouge. He graduated from Baton Rouge Colored School in 1918. He was the first male to receive a diploma from what became McKinley. He completed both...
Dr. Louis James Sr. (December 3-1921-November 7, 2007) Graduate of McKinley High School, Southern University and Howard School of Medicine. Served in the United States Army, was a member of Mt. Zion First Baptist Church and was the first African...
Dr. Leo Stanley Butler was born August 12, 1899 in Burtville, a small community just south of Baton Rouge. He graduated from Baton Rouge Colored School in 1918. He was the first male to receive a diploma from what became McKinley. He completed both...
Dr. Alvin Batiste November 7, 1932 – May 6, 2007. Considered a founder of modern New Orleans jazz, Batiste was a long time instructor at Southern University where he created the Batiste Jazz Institute and taught the likes of Branford Marsalis,...
African Americans, Southern University and A & M College
Dr. Hezekiah Jackson (1917-1979) worked at Southern University as an agriculture instructor; and from 1959 to 1979, served as dean of College of Agriculture.
Camphor Memorial Wesleyan Service Guild: 1st row (l. to r.) G.M. Handy, S.W. Walker, J.M. Cox, C. Jenkins, D.E. Carter, Miss Clarence Marie Collier, T.W. McDonald, B.E. Fleder, Adelle Jackson, Ethel London, W. L Wheelock and L. Smith (Guild...
Miss Spikedom and Court for the Reiger Relay Track Meet. The Reiger Relay was a statewide track and field meet started in 1960 by Scotlandville pharmacist, Dr. Louis Reiger. The event featured teams from 50 high schools from around Louisiana....
Bottom Row, second from right, Felton Clark. Standing (l. to r.) 1. John Lewis, 4. Horatio Thompson, 6. Dr. Baranco, 7. Dr. Leo Butler. Album: Social Groups 1
Miss Spikedom and court. Miss Spikedom and Court for the Reiger Relay Track Meet. The Reiger Relay was a statewide track and field meet started in 1960 by Scotlandville pharmacist, Dr. Louis Reiger. The event featured teams from 50 high schools...
Baton Rouge (La.), Jemison, T. J. (Theodore Judson), Church buildings
Reverend Dr. T.J. Jemison standing on the steps of Mount Zion Baptist Church, 356 East Boulevard. The church was established in 1858 by Reverends Isaac Palmer and John Brady. The structure shown here was completed in 1954
Baton Rouge (La.), Jemison, T. J. (Theodore Judson), Church buildings
Reverend Dr. T.J. Jemison at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 356 East Boulevard. The church was established in 1858 by Reverends Isaac Palmer and John Brady. The structure shown here was completed in 1954.
Mayor Woody Dumas signing a proclamation for "City Wide Cleanup Week" with E.E. Skillman, Administrative Assistant; Dr. Clara Tucker Chairman of the City Beautification Committee; and Representative Kevin Rielly. Date: April 29, 1965
East Baton Rouge Parish City Council 1976-1973. Back Row (l. to r.) Johnny Dykes, Tommy Neck, Michael G. Roubique, Edgar L. Watts Jr., Jewel J. Newman, Dr. C.P. "Tony" Carrier, Earl Harrison, William T. Winfield. Front Row (l. to r.) Joseph A....