REMEMBERING AVERY CEASAR. ALEXANDER (June 29, 1910- March 5, 1999)Avery Ceasar Alexander was an important leader in the struggle for civil rights for African American Louisianians. Born in Terrebonne, Louisiana seven years after his father’s death, the family relocated to New Orleans. He gained his high school diploma in 1939 from Gilbert Academy where he had taken night classes. He studied at several universities and graduated from Union Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained into the ministry in 1944. 

A member of the NAACP, Rev. Alexander traveled statewide participating in voter registration drives in the years before the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. In New Orleans, he helped to organize several boycotts against white businesses to hire blacks for jobs above the “broom and mop” level. He also led a successful boycott against New Orleans Public Service, Inc. to hire the first black bus drivers.

 Rev. Alexander participated in marches with the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama and the first and second marches on Washington. He also was involved in sit-ins to integrate lunch counters all over New Orleans. In one incident, during a sit-in being held at the eating facilities at City Hall, he was arrested and dragged by the heels up the steps from the basement of that building. Films of that event became the story of the day nationwide. In 1975, Rev. Alexander was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives (Democrat, District 93) holding that office until his death. During his life, he was also a real estate broker, insurance agent, and longshoreman, becoming the manager of the longshoreman’s welfare system from 1958-1962. In 1990, he established the Church of All People, a non-denominational ministry. He continued his fight for civil rights until his death. The new LSU medical center was named in honor of the late Rev. Avery Alexander. The Louisiana House approved the naming in Senate Bill 304 by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, on a 95-0 vote. The bill cleared the Senate 35-0 on April 2, 2012.
Avery C. Alexander was born in Terrebonne, Lousiana on June 29, 1910. He died in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 5, 1999, at the age of 89.

Deadline tomorrow !!! Better safe than sorry !! Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow. Even messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed. It costs nothing for a simple copy and paste, better safe than sorry. Channel 13 News talked about the change in Facebook’s privacy policy.

I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, messages or posts, both past and future. With this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). 

NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. Copy and paste to be on the safe side.