The Descendants Project is committed to reversing the harms of slavery, especially the legacy pollution of Cancer Alley Black land loss, economic injustice, and cultural erasure.

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Liberating Louisianaโ€™s Descendant Communities from the Legacies of Slavery

The Descendants Project is an emerging organization founded by Jo Banner and Dr. Joy Banner in 2021.

TDP is committed to the intergenerational healing and flourishing of the Black descendant community in the Louisiana river parishes. The lands of the river parishes hold the intersecting histories of enslavement, settler colonialism, and environmental degradation.

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WE STOPPED THE WALLACE GRAIN ELEVATOR

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Woodland plantation

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