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Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy
A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War ...
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Nothing is ever black and white on a plantation
The recent fire at Nottoway Plantation, which reduced the “big house” to ashes, serves as a stark reminder of the complexities we navigate to uncover the truth of our history.
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Plantation House Wedding: Here’s All About the Controversial Venue
Explore the real, historically tainted story behind Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ wedding venue—a place with a complex past that continues to spark backlash years later.
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Black history, in all its pain and glory, is on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture!
Horrifying. Shocking. Electrifying. Mesmerizing. Educational. Compelling. Insightful. Terrifying. Nauseating. Disgusting. Traumatizing. Sickening. Appalling. Revolting. Powerful. Compelling.
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The Met’s Exhibit on Black Male Style Is an Exceptional Achievement
In “Superfine,” the Africana-studies scholar Monica L. Miller explores the links between style, self-presentation, and ...
UPDATE: Nottaway Plantation fire
We have an update on the investigation into what caused the fire on May 15th, that destroyed Nottoway Plantation in White Castle. The fire broke out in one ...
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This antebellum mansion burned — and took a lot of Black people’s history with it
With its 200 windows and 165 doors fashioned by enslaved craftsmen and put in place with enslaved labor, Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation ... house led to a predictable response. Some Black ...
The Washington Post2mon
A historic Black schoolhouse needs a facelift
the writer shared her desire to enhance educational opportunities for Black children. Thanks to the Roosevelt-Peterkin brain trust, the Lang Syne School House was built in 1935 on the plantation ...
The Root1mon
Black Woman Settles Suit Against Tesla After Accusing Her Bosses of Greeting Her With ‘Welcome to the Slave House,’ and That’s Not All
It looks like Elon Musk has to pay a Black woman big time after ... employees by saying “welcome to the plantation” and “welcome to the slave house.” The woman continued in the suit ...
‘Let it burn’: Fire that destroyed massive plantation mansion drew some celebrations
Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation was one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South, where scores of enslaved Africans labored.
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Influencer Jalen Noble Shuts Down Rumors His New House Is on a Plantation: ‘No Ties to Slavery’
He added that “as a Black man” it leaves him in awe that he is “able to own a house that 175 years ago ... fans claimed he was living on a former plantation due to how much land it ...
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Fire destroys a sprawling mansion on a former Louisiana sugar plantation
Flames ripped through a massive mansion in Louisiana, destroying much of the historic structure that was used as a plantation house when it ... a “total loss" after all the time and money ...