There’s nothing to hide the whole history of what plantation life was. “They think focusing on the architecture, the furniture, the landscape, that is a way to carve out what the plantation ...

Brutal physical punishment, psychological abuse and endless hours of hard labor without compensation drove many slaves to risk their lives to escape plantation life. The death of a master usually ...

Despite enslavement and the extreme brutality of plantation life, people found ways to empower themselves. Through religion, language, culture, music and revolution, enslaved individuals and ...

a much haughtier version of Louisiana plantation life. It was originally scoffed at by locals as belonging to “Americans.” ...

These stories help to provide a more complete picture of plantation life and provide context for why plantation owners were able to afford the luxurious mansions preserved on the property.

Clementine Hunter was a self-taught African American artist known for her painted depictions of early 20th-century plantation life in Louisiana. Hunter’s colorful oil paintings do not rely on ...