Sharing workers' stories
Every worker has a story worth telling. Explore our Don’t Stand Alone Exhibit and the Worker Timeline to learn about the people who have worked to change New Orleans.
Exhibit Panels
Exhibit Book Now Available!
The full exhibit in an easy TO-GO format! Includes several extras like extended Oral History excerpts, a behind-the-scenes essay on the collaborative process and community involvement, and a question-forward preface that asks how we can use this history for movement building today.
A TIMELINE:
NEW ORLEANS BLACK WORKER ORGANIZING HISTORY
This project chronicles the Black labor movement in New Orleans (named earlier as Bvlbancha). We start the timeline in the reality of a slave-based society and move through the decades to arrive at today's neoliberal capitalist order of a low-wage and fractured workforce. Building resistance through organizing for people power was as necessary then as it is now. Here you will find stories and information about the Black Workers' Movement, grounded in this place.
Current Exhibit Location & Dates
Join us as we uncover the untold stories of commitment and unity among Black workers in New Orleans. From the struggles in the past to the challenges in the present, learn the power of collective action and engage with the enduring spirit of solidarity.
DATE & TIME:
May 12, 2026 - January 1, 2027 | Visiting Hours: 10am - 2pm, Mon-Fri
LOCATION:
Tate Etienne and Prevost Center (1st Floor)
5909 St. Claude Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70119
Don't stand alone
Black Labor Organizing in New Orleans
Immerse yourself in the overlooked historical contributions of Black workers to improve labor conditions and create lasting movements in New Orleans. Built on years of community-university research collaboration, this mobile exhibit is only the beginning.