Iberia African American Historical Society Explained

Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS), located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that researches, preserves, and educates about the history of African Americans in Iberia Parish.^[1]

IAAHS was founded in 2017 by Phebe Hayes, a retired professor and college dean, after Hayes found that Iberia's Black doctors were excluded from books about local doctors. In 2018, it became a 501(c)(3) organization.^[2] In 2022, IAAHS opened a Center for Research and Learning within Shadows-on-the-Teche, a former sugar plantation owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• African Americans in Louisiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fontenot . Jordan LaHaye . 2022-10-23 . Recovering The Lost Histories . 2023-05-24 . Country Roads Magazine . en-us.
2. Web site: 2020-06-03 . Phebe Hayes . 2024-02-18 . Center for Louisiana Studies . en.
3. Web site: Littman . Margaret . April 21, 2023 . Towards a Common Goal: Iberia African American Historical Society Center for Research and Learning Opens at Shadows-on-the-Teche National Trust for Historic Preservation . 2023-05-24 . savingplaces.org . National Trust for Historic Preservation . en-US.
4. Web site: La . Drum Beats . Doors open to write erased history, preserve legacies of Black Iberians . 2023-05-24 . www.thedrumnewspaper.info . en.