Join us for a special discussion of the role that music played in the struggle for civil rights across America. Moderated by Dialogue on Race Louisiana’s Maxine Crump, this discussion will include trained Dialogue On Race Louisiana Facilitator, Bobby Thompson and Southern University professor Herman Jackson. WHYR’s Noel Jackson who was originally slated to take part in this discussion, will unfortunately not be able to participate. Come and join fellow music lovers as we explore the many ways that the soundtrack of the movement helped move us forward.
All And We Went programming events are free for everyone and open to all. The result of a multi-year partnership between Baton Rouge Gallery – center for contemporary art, Dialogue on Race Louisiana, and BREC, And We Went is an historic presentation of contemporary art and programming to mark the 60th anniversary of the Baton Rouge Swim-In, essentially held in the very space where the demonstration took place.
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HERMAN JACKSON
Herman Jackson is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This master percussionist received his education in the public school system of Baton Rouge. He continued his education at Southern University majoring in Jazz Studies under the direction of Mr. Alvin Batiste and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music. Jackson has performed and/or recorded with Clark Terry (formerly of the Tonight Show Band the Count Bassie Big Band), Sonny Stitt, Cannonball Adderly, Red Norvc, Al Green, Ronnie Foster, Henry Butler, Alvin Batiste, Ellis Marsalis, Joe Tex, Johnnie Adams, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, B. B. King, Joe Sample, Kent Jordan, Weldon Felder, David T. Walker, Stanley Clark, Willie Nelson, Branford Marsalis, Professor Longhair, Rufus Reid, Chuck Berry, Marlena Shaw, Kate Webster, Eartha Kitt, Mark Whitfield, Allen Toussaint, Eddie Harris, Les McCann, Irma Thomas, Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis and the News, Dave Holand, Nancy Wilson, Kenny Barron, Percy Sledge, The Moonglows, Boz Scaggs, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Michael McDonald, Steve Cropper and Narda Michael Walden, Wyton Marsalis, Angela Bofield, Joan Rivers and many others.
Bobby Thompson
A native of Baton Rouge and is a trained facilitator for Dialouge on Race La. He has more than 20 years experience guiding groups through a deeper conversation around race. He also volunteered as a mentor and served on the board of Humanities Amped. He served for ten years as Social Justice director athe Unitarian church of Baton Rouge and was on the executiuve committee of Together Baton Rouge.