March 8, 1960 –Recognized as the first student demonstration in New Orleans, some 200 Dillard University students carried signs of protest around the campus to protest segregation and discriminatory practices.

James Farmer arrived in the City of Plaquemine the week before the march on Washington. He led marches and rallies to generate momentum in voting registration that were met with opposition.

In the 1960s, Little Union Baptist Church became an epicenter of civil rights activities under the dynamic leadership of Rev. Claude Clifford McLain, who served the church for 32 years. 

In 1960, the Consumers’ League of Greater New Orleans sponsored an effective boycott to fight hiring discrimination by merchants on Dryades Street.

In 1953, over 14,000 black residents of Baton Rouge participated in a boycott of the city’s buses.

On August 10, 1967, members of the Bogalusa Civic and Voters' League led by A.Z. Young, Robert “Bob” Hicks and Gayle Jenkins embarked on a 10-day, 105-mile march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge

In 1960, 16 students were expelled from Southern University in Baton Rouge for staging sit-ins at Kress Department Store, Sitman’s Drugstore and the Greyhound Bus Station.