Links

• The King Center
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
• Library of Congress: Bomb damage to the interior of partially completed home of Dr. C.O. Simpkins
• Civil Rights Digital Library: Trial by violence
• LPB: Cuthbert “C.O.” Simpkins, Sr. DDS
• Google Books: JET Article
• American Archive of Public Broadcasting
  C.O. Simpkins Interview [Part 2 of 3]. Conducted for Louisiana: A History. Simpkins discusses the problems facing African Americans in Shreveport during segregation; organizing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to Shreveport and its effect on local Civil Rights activities; the bombing of his house; the outlawing of the NAACP in Louisiana and the subsequent formation of the United Christian Movement; the integration of the American Dental Association; his political career and service in the state legislature; the drug problem in the African American community; and the need for forgiveness in moving forward in race relations. LPB LLHI-CS2
• The King Center: Terror in Louisiana
• Shreveport Times: Video
  Dr. C.O. Simpkins speaks to a gathering at Centenary College about his memories of working with Dr. Martin Luther King in Shreveport.
• KTBS: Local Civil Rights Leaders Look Back March on Washington
• Shreveport Times: 20th anniversary celebration of Project NeighborHealth Clinic
• Wikipedia: C. O. Simpkins, Sr
• Simpkins Community Health & Education Center