Dialogue on Race in Vacherie (2014)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Vacherie, St. James Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-01-17
Duration: 00:07:52
Subjects: Racism | Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church (Vacherie, La.) | Crump, Maxine | Segregation
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Crump, Maxine Interviewee
- Miceli, Michael Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 17, 2014, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford’s in-studio interview with Maxine Crump, the president and CEO of Dialogue on Race Louisiana, and Father Michael Miceli of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Vacherie. They discuss: the Dialogue on Race conservation held at the church; the subsequent demolition of an old segregated bathroom; the church’s healing ceremony; and the importance of acknowledging racism in order to create progress.