On Oct. 8, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana State Museum announced the opening of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum in New Orleans. The museum, more than 30 years in the making, honors the state’s role in the national Civil Rights movement and highlights the heroes of the movement and the impacts still felt today.
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Lt. Gov. Nungesser found it “concerning” that many states had their own monuments, memorials and trails dedicated to the movement, but Louisiana did not. Now, the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum serves as part of the ongoing Civil Rights Trail efforts led by Nungesser.
“The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum must be Louisiana’s premier center for civil rights and social justice — a living, cultural institution with a mission to use the Louisiana experience to educate, heal, celebrate and engage for social justice,” said Brenda Brent Williams, president, Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board.
The Museum is open to the public and free during the first week, Oct. 9–15, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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