Paul Y. Burns [Part 2 of 2]
Oral History
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Collection:LSA
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Subjects: BREC | BRYANT, D'ORSAY | BURNS, PAUL | DEATH PENALTY | DELPIT, JOSEPH A. (STATE REP) | DUMAS, WOODY (MAYOR OF B.R.) | EVANS, BRUCE | GOOD FELLOWS PROGRAM | GOOD SAMARITANS PROGRAM | INCOME TAX | INTEGRATION | LACOUR, VANUE | LAYMEN CHRISTIANS ASSOCIATION | LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY | ORAL HISTORIES | POLICE DEPARTMENTS (BATON ROUG | WILSON, PARKS | WOODLAND, PHIL
Contributors:
- Burns, Paul Interviewee
- Jackson Jr., Sailor Interviewer
- Jackson Jr., Sailor Photographer
Description
Oral history with World War II veteran, civil rights activist, and professor of forestry Dr. Paul Y. Burns. Conducted on May 11, 2009. In this interview, Burns continues his discussion on integration in Louisiana, the Civil Rights Movement in Baton Rouge, and his role in fighting for better race relations during the 1960s. Burns also provides his thoughts on the current state of race relations in Louisiana in 2009 and his time in the Human Relations Organization of Baton Rouge. Part 2 of 2.