The very first successful Civil Rights bus boycott took place in Baton Rouge in 1953. Baton Rouge’s bus boycott, along with Rosa Parks’ arrest, inspired the organization of the famous ...

Among the displays is an exhibit on the Baton Rouge bus boycott of 1953. Past visitors raved about the Capitol Park Museum and said you'll need to devote at least half a day to see all the exhibits.

Other notable African-American boycotts include the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, which was the first large-scale boycott of a segregated bus system in the South in 1953. It was the inspiration for the ...

But in the meantime, union officials said, the atmosphere is tense. Grudges remain between those who went on strike and those ...

A 17-year-old was fatally shot after getting off a school bus Monday afternoon, Baton Rouge police said. Detectives believe ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s a big day for the City of Baton Rouge! If you look at the calendar, today’s date, February 25, or 02/25, spells out 225, which is the area code for the Red Stick.

As Baton Rouge reaches day four of a bus worker strike disrupting public transit throughout the Capital Region, Capital Area Transit System and its union both seem to think ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s a big day for the City of Baton Rouge! If you look at the calendar, today’s date, February 25, or 02/25, spells out 225, which is the area code for the Red Stick.

THEN AFTER THE STORMS FOR THE WEEKEND, WELL, THINGS WILL BE A LOT BE A suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in New Orleans was arrested in Baton Rouge on Thursday, according to a report by ...

Or the Montgomery Bus boycott in Alabama in the 1950's, which became a key incendiary action for the Civil Rights Movement. When it comes to economic pressure, it all depends on how many people ...