Invisible Histories along the Mississippi River
The 28.5-mile stretch of fortified Mississippi Riverbanks in Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish have born witness to centuries of history and three key movements of protest, including one of the largest slave revolts in America (1811). An eleven-mile stretch was under consideration for designation as a National Historic Landmark; federal officials in February 2025. Learn more about this vital landscape and its stewards.
The session will be moderated by Angela Kyle, Urbanist and kin-keeper, and TCLF Board Member.
Kyle will be joined by:
Dr. Joy Banner, PhD (Panelist) - Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Descendants Project, a nonprofit foundation committed to the liberation of the Black descendant community through the dismantling of inequitable and discriminatory economic, environmental, and social systems inherent in the violent legacies of slavery.
Brian M. Davis (Panelist) - Executive Director of the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation
Susan Turner, FASLA (Respondent) - Professor emeritus of the School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University, where for 27 years she taught design and history and directed the graduate program. She is currently principal of Suzanne Turner Associates, a firm specializing in cultural resource documentation, community planning, and landscape design.
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1.25 LA CES™ professional development hours will be available to attendees.