"It was incredibly unifying," she added."We all have our own stories, but we can all relate and feel the power in this space," she added."Hopefully that resonated when other people saw it.""The idea of the photo was to illustrate our presence essentially, and the history behind where we are today," Ledet, 33, told"GMA."
The 15 participants wore jackets from the white coat ceremony which stops at the waist, signifying they are medical students, Labat explained. Medical students of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, pose in a recent photo in front of the slave quarters at The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana.
Medical students of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, pose in a recent photo in front of the slave quarters at The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana.Once they graduate, each person will receive a longer white coat.Labat said she credits her ancestors' resilience for her ability to pursue an education.
Very powerful photo indeed, but the comment section is so fucking exhausting!!!
What a wonderful historic picture. Filled with value and appreciation. Well done GMA
In africa,many villages uses slaves taken frm another tribe as sex slaves,sacrifice them 2 thier gods,uses them on their plantation. many blacks flee Africa today to come to europe,usa for a better life. Black leaders in africa is no different than Black leaders in USA
Blacks are not been thought thier history,if they still angry about slavery,they will go to africa and protest bcos blacks are still selling blacks into slavery today.History says black tribal chiefs has been enslaving thier pple b4 European and Arabs started.
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