Verite News: New Exhibit Showcases Local Figures of Civil Rights Movement
“The Trail The Blazed” comes to the Historic New Orleans Collection after appearing as a traveling exhibition at different locations throughout the city.
Robert Stewart, Verite News
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The Trail They Blazed
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