Wes Anderson, Denzel Washington, and Spike Lee Join the Race for the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2025
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Wes Anderson, Denzel Washington, and Spike Lee Join the Race for the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2025


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From Louisiana’s “Good Darky” Statue to the Million Man March: Who Defines Black Manhood?
Michael Muhammad, Darryl 7x, Louis Ali, j19 in front of the “Good Darky” and LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton, Rouge La. Photo by J19

From Louisiana’s “Good Darky” Statue to the Million Man March: Who Defines Black Manhood?

BATON ROUGE, La. — The bronze man under the oaks at the LSU Rural Life Museum still tips his hat. One hand raised, the other at his side. The 1927 plaque on the pedestal is plain: “Erected by the City of Natchitoches in grateful recognition of the arduous and faithful service of THE GOOD DARKIES OF LOUISIANA.” Donated by J.L. Bryan. A later plate notes that the figure, sculpted by Hans Schuler of Baltimore, was given to the museum in 1972 by Mrs. Jo Bryan Ducournau of Hope Plantation. A museum


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