Join Whitney Plantation's virtual book club to read and discuss, "I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free"

In the wake of the burning of Nottoway 'Plantation & Resort,' there has been a flurry of conversation all over social media about the use — if any — of plantations. I recently wrote about several plantations in Louisiana — notably Whitney and Laura — who, rather than hosting weddings and parties and profiting off of sites filled with horror and trauma, are taking seriously their somber and solemn commitments to teaching history in its full complexity and truth and to honoring the memories of those who have suffered.  — Read the rest
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