The River Road African American Museum exhibits include Free People of Color; African Influences on Louisiana Cuisine; Rural Roots of Jazz; Black Doctors of the River Road; Louisiana Black Inventors; Folk Artists; Louisiana Underground Railroad; Reconstruction Period; History of Education in Plantation Country and Slave Inventories
Visit the River Road African American Museum and learn about the past in order to understand the future.
Learn about the story of the River Road African American Museum from its beginning to our future plans. Here also you find is our vision/mission statements and a letter from the founder/director of the museum, Kathe Hambrick.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY 2, 2008
JAZZ ON THE AVENUE

Southern University’s Jazzy Jag Band
& Donaldsonville’s own Bill Summers
& The Headhunters
Friday, May 2, 2008
6:30 p.m.
River Road African American Museum
406 Charles Street & Railroad Avenue

The highly accomplished Grammy award winning musician and percussionist, Bill Summers, headlines a special Donaldsonville appearance with the Headhunters band.

The group’s groundbreaking jazz, funk and R & B sounds are mixed with blues, gospel and African beats. The core members of Herbie Hancock’s original funky rhythm section will perform hits from the Headhunter’s album on the avenue in front of the River Road African American Museum.

Summers grew up in the Donaldsonville area and went on to perform with music greats such as Tony Bennett, Mose Allison, Quincy Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder, Harvey Mason, Stanley Turentine and The Pointer Sisters.

Concert free to the public. Refreshments available.
JUNE 13-15
JUNETEENTH FREEDOM FESTIVAL

JUNETEENTH is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery in the Untied States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th has spread across the country and beyond. Freedom came at different times for African Americans depending on where they lived.

THE RIVER ROAD AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM celebrates this historical day with the Juneteenth Freedom Festival in Donaldsonville, Louisiana held each year during the second weekend of June.
 
 


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