North Scotlandville elementary students posing with Principal Prince O. Wailes, III, (standing far left) and teacher Mildred Stevenson, (far right). Ca. 1960
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...
North Boulevard. Four men identified as Black Muslims stand atop a car as the block the street prior to a shootout between blacks and police that left two officers and one black dead. January 10, 1970. Baton Rouge, La.
North face of arsenal building in Arsenal Park. Built in 1838, it was important to development of the southwest, as well as the Mexican War and the Civil War. Later it became part of Louisiana State University, served as library storage and a...
Old Governor's Mansion, 502 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, La. Served as the Louisiana Arts and Sciences Center at the time of this photograph. Date: ca. 1960