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Farewell to the Honorable Marcus Garvey
Paper Monument Poster #023: Remembering Marcus Garvey's deportation and commemorates the New Orleans members of the United Negro Improvement Association who stood on the shores of Mississippi to bid…
John Thompson: Resurrection After Exoneration
Paper Monument Poster #044: John Thompson was an exoneree, a death-penalty abolitionist, an orator, and an idealist. The injustice he suffered was a New Orleans story, but John Thompson became a…
Rosa Keller
Paper Monuments Poster #040: Rosa Keller worked tirelessly to address injustice, particularly among African-American residents of New Orleans following World War II.
Madre Francesca Cabrini
Paper Monuments Project #024: The story of Mother Cabrini's work on behalf of Italian immigrants in late-19th and early 20th-century New Orleans.
Saint Katharine Drexel and Xavier University
Katharine Mary Drexel, born on November 26, 1858, into one of the wealthiest families in Philadelphia was destined to be a socialite and a member of privileged society. He father, Francis A. Drexel…
Couvent School
Paper Monuments Project #022: Catholic Institution, the first community school dedicated to the education of children of color in the Deep South opened its doors in 1848 Funds for the creation of the…
Charity Hospital
Paper Monument Project #025: Charity was the second-oldest continually operating public hospital in the country.
1946 Flambeaux Strike
Paper Monuments Project #021: In 1946, Carnival triumphantly returned to New Orleans’ streets after four years of canceled celebrations due to World War II. On the Thursday before Mardi Gras, a wage…
Bras-Coupé
Paper Monument #022: When Bras-Coupé was a slave owned by General William DeBuys, he was known by the name Squire. Like so many other slaves in New Orleans, Squire refused to remain in bondage.
Streetcar Protest 1867: April 28, 1867
Paper Monument Project #022: On May 8, 1867, New Orleans’ streetcars were integrated, and would remain so until Louisiana law mandated segregation again in 1902.
Dew Drop Inn
Paper Monuments #012: Many performing artists at the Dew Drop Inn would become household names in the future world of Rock and Roll.
Arson Attack on the UpStairs Lounge
Paper Monument Project #025: Despite the French Quarter’s “anything goes” reputation, gay bars were routinely raided in the early 1970s and being out of the closet was unthinkable to many in the LGBTQ…
Sassy Servants and Belligerent Bridgets: Irish Domestic Workers in the 19th Century
Paper Monuments Project #015: Starting in the 1840s up to the Civil War Irish immigration to New Orleans was at a fever pitch. The wave of Irish immigrants, many of whom were women, coincided with an…
H.E.R.E. (Human Rights for Everyone) Activists Unite Against Anita Bryant: June 18, 1977
Paper Monument Project #014: The first significant demonstration on behalf of gay rights in New Orleans occurred on June 18, 1977. The occasion was a protest rally against homophobic crusader Anita…
Desire Standoff
Paper Monuments Project #002: The New Orleans chapter of the Black Panther Party and multiple branches of law enforcement within the Desire housing projects in the city’s Ninth Ward engaged in one of…
The Pythian Temple
Paper Monument Project #021: "The Eighth Wonder of the world is not located in the Orient, in the Occident, nor at the North Pole, but right in the city of New Orleans, in the prosperous State of…
Pass the Mayo: The Story of the South’s Legendary Spread: Blue Plate Mayonnaise Factory: A Cultural and Historic New Orleans Icon
Blue Plate Mayonnaise Factory was one of the exclusive producers of the once gourmet condiment that is loved and adored by people across the country. This is important to especially the denizens of…
Big Chief Larry Bannock and the Battle of Gert Town
Big Chief Larry Bannock was celebrated for his traditional Mardi Gras Indian dancing and lavish costumes, but when he wasn't swaying his ostrich feathers or shaking a tambourine he was in constant…
Commander Noel Carriere
Paper Monuments Project #016: Commander Noel Carriere, decorated for his actions during the Revolutionary War, was a member of the free black militia before he gained his legal freedom in 1771.
Ashé Cultural Arts Center
Ashé's mission is to use art and culture to support human, community and economic development.
Café Reconcile
Reconcile New Orleans transforms the lives of young adults and the community through the ministry of reconciliation.
Youth Empowerment Project
YEP envisions a community where all people have access to the opportunities, skills, resources and relationships they need to actualize their potential.
Southern Food & Beverage Museum
DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY, UNDERSTANDING AND CELEBRATION OF THE FOOD, DRINK, AND CULTURE OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SOUTH.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Each year, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in New Orleans includes a stop on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard where a commemorative statue was erected in 1976. Artist Frank Hayden, a…