Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival

The Lafitte Library will be closed on Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31, for the Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival.

African Diaspora Book Club--My Face is Black is True

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Teens (Ages 12-18), Adults
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Event Details

In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed historian Dr. Mary Frances Berry resurrects the remarkable story of ex-slave Callie House (1861-1928) who, seventy years before the civil-rights movement, headed a demand for ex-slave reparations.

**Originally scheduled for 2/10/2025**