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Seventh Ward Historic District Proposal
News Our historic district proposal will include three sites of the 1887 Thibodaux Massacre in the Seventh Ward neighborhood of Thibodaux, Louisiana. We are interested in any residents who have stories related to the 1887 Massacre. Historic district recognition means that the neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This designation and…
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History and Hope: Our Hidden Past
On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 our Founder, Wiletta Ferdinand, and Harambee Payton (descendant of Jack Conrad) were featured in a program on WDSU titled History and Hope: Our Hidden Past. Thank you to Emily Lane, Christine Watkins and Deanna Faust Jackson for making this opportunity possible. We are grateful to share Jack Conrad’s story with…
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Jack Conrad Scholarships
The Jack Conrad Thibodaux Massacre Foundation had its first scholarship presentation on Tuesday February 19, 2019 at St. Mary’s Academy with about 25 seniors. We did a power point presentation on Jack Conrad and his role as an enslaved man, a union soldier and a victim of the Thibodaux Massacre.The students were receptive and asked many…
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Breaking new ground
In October 2021, the donation of two lots were officially filed in the name of the corporation by our attorney, Germaine Jackson. The two lots are the future site of the Jack Conrad Thibodaux Massacre Museum and Education Center. The corner lots are located on Bourbon Street and 12th Street and Narrow Street and 12th Street. We would…
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Proclamation of Thibodaux Massacre
Mayor Tommy Escheter presented the Proclamation to the descendants of the victims killed during that tragedy on September 5, 2017 at 5:00PM at the City Council Meeting.The Proclamation was presented to Sylvester Sampson Jackson, a citizen of Thibodaux and direct descendant of Jack Conrad. The official day of commemoration is November 23, 2017. We feel this is an…
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