Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King and hundreds of thousands of Americans marched on Washington, D.C. to claim the freedom promised to them in our nation’s founding. The LHSAA celebrates the progress accomplished so far, and pledges to continue his work to stamp out discrimination in any form found in any place. Since that day, countless heroes fought to chip away at hatred, racism and sexism in their own communities. One such hero was Coach Alton “Red” Franklin of Haynesville High School. He rose to the head football coaching position during the height of the civil rights movement in…
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