The Shadows-on-the-Teche and The Iberia African American Historical Society would like to announce the opening of an oral traditions listening exhibit titled The Second Side: A Historical Retelling of African American Life in Iberia Parish. The exhibit features oral histories from African American residents and natives who participated in interviews conducted by high school students as part of the Oral Traditions class, a partnership between the Shadows and Iberia Parish Schools, that ran from 1992 to 2007.
The exhibit, curated by Breighlynn M. Polk, will open on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Shadows Visitor Center (320 E. Main Street, New Iberia). The program is free and open to the public.