Faith & Freedom Symposium

Supported by a Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Program Mini Grant.

In celebration of Juneteenth, The Shadows and the Iberia African American Historical Society are hosting the Faith and Freedom Symposium on Friday, June 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The symposium is free to attend, and registration is recommended.

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 of Louisiana State University. Dr. Roberts 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. Learn more.