Sadie Roberts-Joseph, founder of the Baton Rouge African-American Museum, was found dead in the trunk of a car



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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.

The vehicle was about 3 miles from his home, CNN affiliate WAFB said.

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.

"Mrs. Sadie was a tireless advocate for peace in the community," the police department said in a statement. "Mrs. Sadie is a treasure for our community, she will miss BRPD and her loss will be felt in the community she has served.

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.

State representative, C. Denise Marcelle, said in a publication on Facebook that the activist "did not bother anyone" and wanted to expand her museum.
The NAACP branch of Baton Rouge has remembered Roberts-Joseph in a publication on Facebook.

"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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