Louisiana museum has Rosenwald School building, early sugar cane planter made by Black men

DONALDSONVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) – The River Road African American Museum in Donaldsonville holds important pieces of Louisiana history. The organization maintains a former Rosenwald school and one of the first sugarcane planting machines created by two Black men. In the early 1900s, education wasn’t easily accessible for everyone. By…

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