FREE, registration required. Space is limited to 35 participants.  

A new special traveling exhibition from The Historic New Orleans Collection, The Trail They Blazed, will travel to schools, libraries, and community centers across the Greater New Orleans region beginning in Fall 2023. This exhibition focuses on the African American Civil Rights Movement in the city from the 1950s to the 1970s. The Trail They Blazed exhibition features oral histories from activists, leaders, and eyewitnesses to the struggle and is designed to connect young people to events of the past while also empowering them to ask what work remains to be done.  

In this FREE workshop, educators will explore lesson plans, primary sources, and curriculum resources to deepen student experiences and understanding of The Trail They Blazed.  Educators will also hear from many of the community members and advisors who guided the exhibition’s creation. The workshop will be co-presented by the Education and Curatorial Departments of The Historic New Orleans Collection as well as representatives from The TEP Center and Friends of the Freedom House.  

The workshop is open to all educators of any grade level or subject area. The schedule will include modeling and demonstrations of lesson plan and curriculum resources, discussion of reading assignments, and small group collaborative brainstorming as well as information on how to bring The Trail They Blazed to your school, library, or community space.  

All attendees will receive a list of additional online and print resources for further exploration.  

Breakfast and lunch to be provided.