Daniel Landry (right), a former educator in Livingston Parish, tells a story of when he had to wait in an emergency room two hours until all the white patients were waited on before receiving treatment. Despite his experiences during segregation, Landry stressed that you don't have to do onto others as was done onto you.
Members of the Livingston Parish community of all ages gather for Indivisible's "The Way It Was: Stories of Segregation in Livingston Parish" seminar at the Denham Springs-Walker Library on Thursday, Feb. 22.
Arthur L. Perkins, an educator, veteran and public servant in Livingston Parish for the last four decades, recounted stories of having to enter restaurants through marked doors or through the kitchen during segregation. Perkins summed up the reality of those days simply, "That's just the way it was. That's how I grew up in Livingston Parish."
Dejon Sylvester (right) shakes Sarah Scott's hand during a break in "The Way It Was: Stories of Segregation in Livingston Parish" seminar at the Denham Springs-Walker Library on Thursday, Feb. 22. Many students were present at the seminar.
Sarah Scott, a school teacher in Livingston Parish Public School System for 50 years, describes her experiences as a teacher through "The Crossover" period, the transition from segregated schools to integrated schools during a seminar at the Denham Springs-Walker Library on Thursday, Feb. 22.
Arthur L. Perkins (left) shakes Garrett Barber's, a cadet in the Walker Marine Corps JROTC, hand during a break in "The Way It Was: Stories of Segregation in Livingston Parish" seminar at the Denham Springs-Walker Library on Thursday, Feb. 22. Many students were present at the seminar.
