BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places — but ...

The old plantations of the American South have long been a source of fascination, fear, and mystery. These grand estates, with their wide porches, tall columns, and sprawling grounds, were once ...

For many African Americans and some others, the historic plantations of the Lowcountry are problematic places where past cruelty converges with the contemporary tourist economy. These historic sites ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Along Old Oxford Highway in Durham, North Carolina, two descendants of enslaved Americans walk sacred ground. Ricky Hart and Beverly Evans survey the vast expanse of Historic ...

CHARLESTON, SOAKING IN ITS BEAUTY AND HOSPITALITY, IT’S EASY TO FORGET THE DARKER CHAPTERS THAT UNFOLDED HERE. THE STORY OF THE ENSLAVED IN CHARLESTON, FROM THE SHORES OF AFRICA TO THE AUCTION BLOCK ...

DERRY, La. — Rolanda Teal strode onto the old plantation at Cane River Creole National Historical Park, blowing past a map. The anthropology professor knows this park and its stories. As a student, ...

In the United State's South, plantation homes and properties are major attractions for both tourists and history buffs, and these plantations also serve as significant historical sites. Louisiana is ...

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