Photos of the Whitney Plantation

Homes of slaves
Bed in homes




Jail in which enslaved persons were held in process of being sold in New Orleans


Front of the plantation home


The back of the plantation home, which our guide noted was the only side of the home that slaves would view
Memorial to enslaved persons who died in the state of Louisiana




These faces represent those who participated in the 1811 German Coast Uprising, the largest slave revolt in the South. They lost their lives in an effort to liberate enslaved persons in plantations along the Mississippi in Louisiana. 

This chapel, though not original to this plantation, was built by freed slaves in Louisiana. 

Throughout the plantation, statues bring special attention to the painful reality of enslaved children's experiences.
These statues are found in the chapel. 


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