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Baton Rouge honors 1960 Southern University sit‑ins on 65th anniversary; descendants call for preservation and teaching of history
Summary
The Metro Council recognized the March 1960 sit‑ins led by Southern University students and heard descendants and historians recount arrests, Supreme Court vindication (Garner v. Louisiana, 1961) and calls for preservation of civil‑rights history in Baton Rouge.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council on March 26, 2025 commemorated the Southern University student sit‑ins of March 1960 and recognized descendants of participants and local historians on the 65th anniversary of the protests.
Council members invited Joan Garner (daughter of Henry Garner), Deshawn Jordan (daughter of Vernon Jordan) and Southern University faculty to the podium to honor the students who peacefully staged sit‑ins at segregated lunch counters and other public accommodations. The council read names of the 16 students who participated in the various actions in Baton Rouge and reflected on the risks the students accepted at the time.
Joan Garner told the council she remains grateful the city is…
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