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Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Founder of an African American History Museum, is Found Dead in the Trunk of a Car

Sunday, July 14, 2019
Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Founder of an African American History Museum, is Found Dead in the Trunk of a Car

A beloved activist and founder of an African-American museum in Baton Rouge was found dead in the trunk of a car, CNN affiliate WBRZ reported. The body of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was located Friday but it wasn't immediately clear what led officers to the car. The cause of her death is still unknown, police told the station.

Image: Sadie Roberts-Joseph, CNN

 

A beloved activist and founder of an African-American museum in Baton Rouge was found dead in the trunk of a car, CNN affiliate WBRZ reported.

The body of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was located Friday but it wasn't immediately clear what led officers to the car. The cause of her death is still unknown, police told the station.
Sadie Roberts-Joseph, CNN
The vehicle was about 3 miles from her home, CNN affiliate WBRZ reported.
Roberts-Joseph was a renowned advocate in the Baton Rouge area. She founded the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African American Museum in 2001, where she had been hosting the city's Juneteenth celebration for years.
"Ms. Sadie was a tireless advocate of peace in the community," the police department said in a statement. "Ms. Sadie is a treasure to our community, she will be missed by BRPD and her loss will be felt in the community she served.
She also founded Community Against Drugs and Violence, a non-profit organization focused in creating a safer environment for children in North Baton Rouge.
Local politicians, advocates and community members on Saturday mourned Roberts-Joseph's death.
State Representative C. Denise Marcelle said in a Facebook post that the activist "never bothered anyone" and was looking to expand her museum.
The NAACP Baton Rouge Branch remembered Roberts-Joseph in a Facebook post.
"We lost a Cultural Legend Yesterday! #RIP Sadie Roberts Joseph," the group wrote. "From reviving Juneteenth, to the Culture preserved at Her Museum, she was a trendsetter and icon in this City."

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