The Historic New Orleans Collection's 2023 History Symposium: Democracy in Louisiana

Louisiana gained statehood in 1812, and ever since has had its own role within American democracy. In June of 2023, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution called American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith is coming to THNOC—and as a result and in preparation, THNOC's 2023 History Symposium will focus on Louisiana's unique democratic system, historic events that have influenced it, and how it functions within the larger American Democracy. Dr. Pearson Cross will moderate an impressive lineup of speakers, who will discuss topics from early constitutional drafts, to the politics surrounding enslavement, to the women's suffrage movement in New Orleans. Besides the traveling Smithsonian exhibition, the symposium also touches on themes from the upcoming exhibition "Yet She Is Advancing”: New Orleans Women and the Right to Vote, 1878–1970, which opens at THNOC on April 28. This year's symposium takes place at the Hotel Monteleone, which is offering special rates for symposium guests. 9 am–5 pm. $75, $20 for students, teachers, and active military. Registration for the general public opens on March 6, and for THNOC members on February 27. my.hnoc.org.