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# Baton Rouge African American Museum Vandalized After Its Founder's Murder
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/baton-rouge-african-american-museum-vandalized/
- Published: 2019-08-14T16:11:23.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:46:49.000Z
- Description: | On Monday, August 12, Baton Rouge’s African American Museum was badly damaged in what appears to be an act of vandalism exactly one month after its founder was found murdered. Photos posted on Facebook show windows popped from their frames and benches flipped over. Police are investigating the inc
- Author: News Update
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1)

| On Monday, August 12, Baton Rouge’s African American Museum was badly damaged in what appears to be an act of vandalism exactly one month after its founder, Sadie Roberts-Joseph, was found murdered. Photos posted on Facebook show windows popped from their frames and benches flipped over. Police are investigating the incident but have not yet confirmed whether or not vandals are responsible for the destruction, which included fountains with crystals torn apart, gardens trampled over, and chairs flipped upside down. Read the full story [**here**](https://hyperallergic.com/sadie-roberts-joseph-founder-of-baton-rouge-african-american-museum-found-dead-in-trunk-of-car/).