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Epic look at creole life in New Orleans from the 1800's to the mid seventies, legendary lawyer A.P. Tureaud, Sr. and the fascinating life and wisdom of A.P. Tureaud, Jr. and his family. Our Living Legend is an educational consultant, artist, civil rights activist and public speaker. He is a retired school administrator with more than 30 years serving the White Plains Public Schools in New York. He was the first black undergraduate student at Louisiana State University, entering in 1953 by suing the school. A great example of the importance of knowing your history and the complications that brings.
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (01:00) - A.P. Tureaud, Sr.
- (05:50) - Education in Louisiana
- (10:43) - Charlie Hatfield - Roy Wilson (LSU Law School)
- (15:59) - AP, Tureaud Jr. sues to enter LSU
- (28:30) - The Fight
- (34:00) - AP, Jr. starts school
- (54:50) - Civil Rights, despair and freedom
- (01:13:25) - Life after LSU
- (01:33:25) - Passe Blanc
- (01:41:30) - Creole Life
- (01:59:08) - Graduate School
- (02:17:40) - Family
- (02:30:29) - Return to LSU
- (02:42:43) - White Chicks
- (02:51:00) - Life is too Short to be Unhappy
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