Event Details
Next Monday, February 12th, at 4:45 p.m. in Hum 401, you are cordially invited to join us for a lecture by:
Mark Roudané: "Unis Pour La Justice: L'Union et La Tribune de La Nouvelle-Orléans."
"Mark Charles Roudané, author of “The New Orleans Tribune: An Introduction to America’s First Black Daily Newspaper,” is currently writing a full-length book on the Tribune. He hopes this inspirational and underrepresented history will inspire wider audiences and foster greater appreciation for one of America’s most significant civil rights movements."
About the author -
Mark Charles Roudané, author and public historian, was born in New Orleans in 1951. He is the great, great grandson of Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez, founder of the South’s first Black newspaper, L’Union, as well as the New Orleans Tribune, America’s first Black daily. Inspired by his heritage, Mark has spent the last decade passionately researching these groundbreaking journals and bringing this inspirational and underrepresented history to the general public. His book, The New Orleans Tribune, An Introduction to America’s First Black Daily Newspaper, has reached a wide audience. Roudané’s articles have appeared in numerous journals, including the Atlantic, and 64 Parishes. Mark has presented on L’Union and the Tribune at universities, museums, and cultural organizations throughout the United States.
Follow his work at www.facebook.com/roudanezhistory and on the website www.roudanez.com.
