EVENT DETAILS:
Shadows on the Teche Program: Faith & Freedom Symposium
Event Date: June 19th, 2026
Faith and Freedom will explore how African Americans have used religious beliefs, spiritual practices, and sacred spaces as tools of community organization across freedom movements — including Abolition, Civil Rights, and Black Lives Matter. The keynote speaker is Dr. Kodi Roberts, Associate Professor of History at Louisiana State University, whose work explores race, resistance, and community through the lens of faith and faith-based traditions, and is the author of Voodoo & Power: The Politics of Religion in New Orleans.
