Navigating the Storms of Slavery: Restore, Reflect and Reclaim

For the first time, the LSU Dept. of Geography & Anthropology is hosting an international conference devoted to exploring and reckoning with the complex impacts of slavery in Louisiana throughout history, and those which still resonate today. This multi-institutional, interdisciplinary conference intends to examine all of the various ways enslavement infiltrated communities and culture, in the process determining best practices and action items for LSU to implement in order to more effectively work towards more fairly centering narratives and resolving community concerns on university and civic levels. The conference is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Professor Emeritus of History at Rutgers University who established a genealogy database for enslaved individuals in Louisiana. Find more information and register at lsu.edu/ga/events/sos2024.