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Sadie Roberts-Joseph's 75-year-old body was found Friday, but it was unclear what led the officers to the car. The cause of his death is still unknown, police said at the police station.
Roberts-Joseph was a prominent lawyer in the Baton Rouge area. She founded the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African-American Museum in 2001, where she organized the city's June celebration.
She also founded Community Against Drugs and Violence, a nonprofit organization aimed at creating a safer environment for children in North Baton Rouge.
Local politicians, advocates and community members on Saturday mourned the death of Roberts-Joseph.
"We lost a cultural legend yesterday! #RIP Sadie Roberts Joseph," the group wrote. "From the renaissance of Juneteenth to the culture preserved in her museum, she was a pioneer and an icon in this city."
Police investigating the death of the activist urged anyone with information on the case to call police detectives at 225-389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 225-344. -STOP (7867).
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