MLK Day Holiday Controversy (1986)
Folks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1986-02-2
Duration: 00:09:28
Subjects: East Baton Rouge Parish (La.). School Board. | Holidays | Martin Luther King, Jr., Day | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Contributors:
- Hinton, Rob Host
- Mayhem, Marguerite Speaker
- Hollis, Catherine Speaker
- Legard, Eva Speaker
- Talbot, Jim Speaker
- Millican, Frank Interviewee
- Legard, Eva Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 2, 1986, episode of the series “Folks” features Rob Hinton’s report on the East Baton Rouge School Board voting to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the classroom in future years. Hinton reports that the School Board did not declare MLK Day 1986 as a day off from school until the Thursday before the holiday. His report includes highlights from the recent school board meeting, including: public comments by Marguerite Mayhem and Catherine Hollis; comments by school board members Eva Legard and Jim Talbot; and interviews with school board members Frank Millican and Eva Legard.