"The Struggle to Learn and the Struggle Left Behind: The Battles for Education and the Preservation of Historic Sites"

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The Louisiana Public History Forum and Southern University at New Orleans
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2015 CALL FOR PAPERS LOUISIANA RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE "THE STRUGGLE TO LEARN AND THE STRUGGLE LEFT BEHIND:THE BATTLES FOR EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SITES"

PURPOSE:
The history of African descended people during the Reconstruction Era in Louisiana remains greatly understudied and poorly understood.This conference will have a double theme focus: the right of Black people to a public education and the importance of preserving Black cemeteries and historic sites.The conference seeks to determine why the struggle for public education continues today; and what is the importance of preserving Black cemeteries.

OBJECTIVES:
The LPHF presents: "The Struggle to Learn and the Struggle Left Behind: The Battles for Education and the Preservation of Historic Sites,"its second in a series of public programs designed by the Forum to educate the public about the people, events and landmarks associated with the era known as Reconstruction. Despite the falsifications and distortions of Black contributions in the fight for the right to public education as written or omitted in various textbooks, this conference will seek to reveal the true story. The conference shall engage knowledgeable presenters whose expertise shall highlight the role played by Blacks in the fight for public education and the importance of preserving our cemeteries.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 15, 2014 For more information contact:Linda Hill –lhill@suno.edu

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