HOPE Found in the Field: McDonogh 19 School, New Orleans, Louisiana
Channel: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Date: 21/04/2021

Over 60 years after the McDonogh 19 School, located in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, was integrated on November 14, 1960, HOPE Crew brought a new hands-on learning experience to this historic Civil Rights site.     

In early April 2021, a socially distanced crew with members from two Louisiana youth serving programs learned carpentry and other skills as they worked to restore existing stairways and recreate a third stairway. As a result, a new generation of diverse youth learned under-taught skills, helping to preserve historic materials, and aid in giving this site new life.

Video Production by Travis Henry of Seidist Videography and Photography  (www.seidist.com/)