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Whitney Plantation

Louisiana plantation museum centered on the enslaved — the only one in the US that tells history from the captives' perspective.

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Opened in 2014 in Edgard, Louisiana on a former indigo and sugarcane plantation. The Field of Angels memorial honors the 2,200 enslaved children who died in St. John the Baptist Parish; the Wall of Honor lists 354 enslaved people who lived on the plantation.

Location

5099 Highway 18, Edgard, LA, USA

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