Exposing the Real Story of Slavery: Whitney Plantation

[thelakelander]

Located 46 miles west of New Orleans, Whitney Plantation is a museum and historic district that is devoted to sharing the un-sugarcoated story of slavery.

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[KenFSU]

Really interesting photo tour.

Can you imagine how hot that jail must have gotten during the summer?

I kind of wish that more plantation tours were like this.

Too often, it seems like they come across a little too idlyic and quaint relative the atrocities that kept them in business.

Not sure you want visitors to leave a plantation romanticizing the place.