BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Amistad Research Center (ARC), in partnership with the River Road African American Museum (RRAAM), is set to host a groundbreaking cultural event honoring Black history, achievement, and preservation.
Billed as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,the event features an extraordinary auction of rare memorabilia connected to some of the most iconic figures in American history. Attendees will have the chance to own artifacts tied to Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisholm, Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Josephine Baker, and other trailblazers whose legacies helped shape the nation.
Both ARC and RRAAM share a longstanding commitment to safeguarding African American history. The auction supports this mission by allowing collectors, supporters, and community members to invest directly in the preservation of cultural heritage…