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Mural vandalized at civil rights center opened by women who helped desegregate NOLA schools

Writer and librarian Vaunda Micheaux Nelson has made something of a specialty of bringing hitherto under-recognized African American heroes into prominence. In Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality, Nelson and illustrator Alex Bostic celebrate three very young heroes — first graders — in the fight to desegregate a New Orleans public school in 1960.

The first-ever permanent museum exhibit dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana was formally opened at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Monday by Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser,

Travelling a trail can be life-changing

Travelling a trail can be life-changing

Tate, Etienne, and Prevost Interpretive Center. The mixed-use space will include affordable housing for seniors, community gathering areas, and an exhibit

In February, the school was added to the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail, a patchwork of historically significant places in the civil rights movement.

The former elementary school in the Lower 9th Ward has been redeveloped into senior housing, offices and an exhibition space dedicated to New Orleans history, desegregation and the civil rights movement.

McDonogh 19 Elementary School in New Orleans is one of the newest stops on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.

The newest marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail honors the McDonogh Three, the Black students to integrate McDonogh 19 Elementary.