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Juneteenth Panel Discussion

  • LSU Museum of Art 100 Lafayette Street, Fifth Floor Baton Rouge, LA, 70801 United States (map)

The Professor, Preacher and Performer: How African Americans found liberation post emancipation through the arts, academics and religion. 

Panelists: Dr. Press Robinson, Luke St. John McKnight and Rev. Lamar Batiste 

Moderator: Markita Hawkins, Esq. 


Panel discussion with community leaders in partnership with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, INC.

The LSU MOA is committed to celebrating all parts of our country’s history. In honor of Juneteenth, the Museum is partnering with the Beta Iota Lambda and Xi Nu Lambda Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the oldest African American fraternity, to host an engaging panel discussion that will unpack the post-emancipation triumphs of Black Americans. Please join us Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m., for a pre-reception, with the program to follow.