The hot pink Post-it note plucked from the colorful collection of visitor comments adorning a wall in the Welcome Center at Whitney Plantation pretty much says it all. The anonymous writer went on to ...

NMAF copy 39088013968409 is a gift from Ms. Betty A. Brooks & Mrs. Barbara B. Jackson. "The plantation was a battlefield where slaves fought masters for physical and psychological survival. Although ...

STAR-ADVERTISER At its peak Kahuku Plantation was farming 4,000 acres and housed roughly 1,200 employees who worked to produce sugar at the Kahuku Sugar Mill, which is seen in this Feb. 14, 1967, ...

THE average American’s imagination is probably inclined to associate the plantation life of the Deep South, even today, with joyous lethargy and almost endless siestas, interrupted only by the vast ...

Take the La. 119 exit off U.S. 49, drive about a quarter of a mile and you'll see St. Augustine Catholic Church standing along the Cane River. And resting quietly in a mausoleum behind the church is ...

During the 1930s, the Federal Writers' Project interviewed more than 2,200 ex-slaves throughout 17 states, including Louisiana. The narratives were cataloged in the Library of Congress and published ...

Friends visiting in Arkansas often ask where they can visit old Plantations. Plantations? They must think they are visiting Vicksburg, Miss. or one of the other locations where wealthy landowners ...

Immersive experiences and archaeological displays bring the history of African American freedom seekers to life for visitors. At the Josiah Henson Museum and Park, visitors can feel the weight of the ...

On Nov. 4, 2008, an exuberant crowd of 240,000 gathered around Chicago's Grant Park to witness history: the victory speech of the nation's first African-American president-elect. In his address, ...