422. Elista Istre, part 2.

<p>422. Part 2 of our <a href="http://archive.org/download/422-elista-istre-part-2/422--Elista_Istre--part_2.mp3" target="_blank">interview</a> with Dr. Elista Istre, author of <a href="https://ulpress.org/products/creoles-of-south-louisiana-three-centuries-strong" target="_blank"><i id="yui_3_17_2_1_1623358258591_245">Creoles of South Louisiana: Three Centuries Strong</i></a>. Elista, an avid traveler with a passion for cultures across the globe, founded Belle Heritage™ to offer consulting expertise and create cultural experiences that inspire individuals and organizations to celebrate the beauty of heritage.</p><a name='more'></a> During her career thus far, Istre has established, directed, and supported several historic sites and museums, including Vermilionville, a Cajun &amp; Creole Heritage and Folklife Park in Lafayette, Louisiana; Historic Dyess Colony: Boyhood Home of Johnny Cash, in Dyess, Arkansas; and the U.S. Army’s Center for Military History at various Army museums around the country. She has developed and implemented numerous cultural and historical interpretive programs and currently serves as a board member for the National Association for Interpretation (NAI). <p></p><ol type="a"><li>This week in Louisiana history. June 19, 1953. Blacks protesting discriminatory treatment began a bus boycott in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</li><li>This week in New Orleans history. Beginning on June 19, 1981, six demonstrators occupied Mayor Ernest Morial's office for three days: Kalamu Ya Salaam, Macio Duncan, Cynthia Riley, Daniel Johnikin and Martin Lefstein. The signs around their necks bear the names of the people killed in what became known as&nbsp; "The Algiers 7 shootings".&nbsp; Here is civil rights attorney Mary Howell's account of the events: When a white police officer, Gregory Neupert, was found dead from a guns