160 Years of Mt. Zion First Baptist Church (2018)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-01-26
Duration: 00:08:17
Subjects: Mount Zion First Baptist Church (Baton Rouge, La.) | African American churches | Jemison, T.J. (Theodore Judson) | Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, Baton Rouge, La., 1953
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Fortenberry, Rex Q. Photographer
- Hall, Sandra Temple Interviewee
- Brown, Rene Interviewee
- Jones, Johnnie Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 26, 2018, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s report on the 160th anniversary of Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. Moreau traces the history of the church, including Reverend T.J. Jemison’s role in organizing the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. He interviews: Sandra Temple Hall, church member; Dr. Rene Brown, pastor; and Johnnie Jones, a 98-year-old civil rights attorney who served as the lawyer for the bus boycott.