Street Renamed

ID: 6269 ~ Creator: Esther Clowney,
Video Producer,
The University of New Orleans

This file appears in: Streets on the Table: Introduction

Public history graduate students at the University of New Orleans stand near a new street sign. Allen Toussaint Blvd replaced Robert E. Lee Blvd in early 2022.

This file appears in: Streets on the Table: Introduction

Streets on the Table: Introduction

By Public history graduate students at the University of New Orleans

In 2019, the New Orleans City Council launched a city-wide effort to change the names of streets honoring white supremacists. While the city implemented its renaming efforts, a clear need for an…