Mr. #FletcherAnderson, founding member of the Bogalusa Deacons for Defense chapter, speaks to why #DeaconsForDefense were needed to protect Negr0es in #Louisiana.
“The police were not there to protect us, they were there to protect the Klu Klux Klan.”
#BlackHistoryMonth #ADOS 🇺🇸
“The police were not there to protect us, they were there to protect the Klu Klux Klan.”
#BlackHistoryMonth #ADOS 🇺🇸
Mr. #FletcherAnderson & wife Mrs. #CynthiaAnderson were known for their local advocacy, & fought to advance & protect the Negr0 #politics
“Just about everybody on the street. They lived in the same house, but they had ‘em voting in different districts.”
#BlackHistoryMonth #ADOS
“Just about everybody on the street. They lived in the same house, but they had ‘em voting in different districts.”
#BlackHistoryMonth #ADOS
Mr. Fletcher worked at the Crown Zellerbach paper mill & Mrs. #CynthiaAnderson was an educator in the St. Tammy Parish school system(& a #GramblingStateUniversity grad).
Mrs. Anderson saw how racial bias was infused in alt teaching methods after desegregation.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Mrs. Anderson saw how racial bias was infused in alt teaching methods after desegregation.
#BlackHistoryMonth
The #DeaconsForDefense & Justice were instrumental in #NAACP & #CORE campaigns; providing security for marches, protests & for org leaders.
Per their bylaws, they acted in self defense only. They patrolled communities & protected activists registering voters.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Per their bylaws, they acted in self defense only. They patrolled communities & protected activists registering voters.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Please make time out to learn about your local leaders, groups & orgs who contributed to the Civil Rights Movement.
#ADOS history is drenched in our American right to practice #politics, & we must pick up where they left off.
#BlackHistoryMonth 🇺🇸
#ADOS history is drenched in our American right to practice #politics, & we must pick up where they left off.
#BlackHistoryMonth 🇺🇸
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