This digital archive of photos, documents, audio, and video chronicling the Bogalusa and Washington Parish Civil Rights Movement and early Bogalusa history was created by the Robert “Bob” Hicks Foundation in partnership with the Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum. 

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant #MH-00-18-0036-18. The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) supports and empowers America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. The institute envisions a nation where museums and libraries work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this archive do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.