by Susan | Jul 17, 2023 | Monuments
The Good Darky (also called Uncle Jack) is a 1927 statue of an unnamed, elderly African American man. Originally erected in Natchitoches, Louisiana, it stood there until 1968, but is now on the grounds of the Louisiana State University Rural Life Museum in Baton...
by Susan | Dec 12, 2022 | Monuments
Founded in 1841, St. Augustine is the oldest African-American Roman Catholic parish in the United States. The church was founded by free people of color, who purchased additional pews for the enslaved. This memorial, which does not contain any actual remains, was...
by Susan | Feb 28, 2022 | Monuments
This memorial is located in Metairie Cemetery, just outside New Orleans. The text on the plaque reads: This memorial is dedicated to Peace and man’s search for it. …And they shall beat their swords into plowshares….Nation shall not lift up swords...
by Susan | Aug 9, 2021 | Monuments
The focal point of the Gayarré Park on the Esplanade is this monument, which was originally displayed at the 1884 New Orleans World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition at Audubon Park. It was erected at the exposition by a terracotta company to showcase what...
by Susan | Sep 25, 2017 | Monuments
The statue of Southern Christian Leadership Conference board member, state legislator and local civil rights hero the Rev. Avery C. Alexander was removed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina (2005) so that it would not be damaged by the demolition of the State Building in...
