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Verite News: New Exhibit Showcases Local Figures of Civil Rights Movement

June 13, 2025

“The Trail The Blazed” comes to the Historic New Orleans Collection after appearing as a traveling exhibition at different locations throughout the city.

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New Orleans Civil Rights leader Leona Tate signs books at the opening of The Trail They Blazed on June 12, 2025. Photo by Robert Stewart, Verite News
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“Setting up the show at the HNOC’s French Quarter museum meant that it could include original artifacts that needed preservation, such as hand written contemporary notes and original photos. The traveling show used printouts of the artifacts on the panels. It also means the exhibit can reach a larger audience because of the number of tourists who visit the museum, Seiferth said.”

Robert Stewart, Verite News

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