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The Tate Etienne and Prevost Center

The TEP Interpretive Center’s mission is to teach, exhibit, and engage visitors in the history of civil rights in New Orleans.

Street view of the newly remodeled TEP Center, a wide, three-story former public school building in beige brick, against a clear blue sky, with two large trees in front of it.

Anniversary Week 2025

ABOUT

Leona Tate in a pink blouse and black pants, holding a framed certificate and standing with two smiling men in front of the unrenovated TEP Center.

EVENTS & PROGRAMS

Leona Tate in a schoolroom, holding a vase with yellow and red roses and hugging a boy in a blue sweater. Behind her is a hand-drawn poster with the words "The McDonogh 3" written across the top.

BUILDING PROJECT

Leona Tate inside the TEP Center during the renovation, wearing a hard hat and face mask and standing with a man who is also masked. Together they are reviewing blueprints opened before them on a long table.

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Leona Tate and her Mother

McDonogh No 19 Elementary School 1960

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