Similar to the US project of the same name, the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail already has the first three markers in place. Billy Nungesser discovered his state did not have a Civil Rights Trail. From there a committee vets the suggestions and decides if there is enough historical information for a marker, McKinley said. Avery Alexander, Virginia Durr, and Jerome Smith were regulars as they fought for civil rights in local courts and on the streets of the famous city. McLain, who led the congregation starting in 1961, was an active leader in the community and another famed Louisiana voice of the Civil Rights Movement.

Source: CNN May 08, 2021 17:35 UTC