The Whitney Plantation Museum (Wallace, Louisiana)

The Whitney Plantation Museum (Wallace, Louisiana)

Subject (Topic)
Dwellings--Louisiana
Plantations--Louisiana
Slavery
Sugar--Social aspects--History
United States--Louisiana--St. John the Baptist Parish--Wallace

Subject (Object Type)
History Museums

Dedicated to the history of enslavement in the Southern United States, the Whitney Plantation is sited on the grounds where enslaved people labored in bondage for over 100 years. The museum is comprised of twelve historic structures. A number of memorials are also located on the grounds, including a series of granite walls engraved with the names of the 107,000 enslaved, who spent their lives in Louisiana before 1820.

Museum founder: Cummings, John, 1938-

Photographs by Renée Ater

Opened as a museum: December 7, 2014

The Whitney Plantation, 5099 Louisiana Highway 19, Edgard, Louisiana, 70449, United States

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Building and Structures

5099 Louisiana Highway 19, Edgard, Louisiana, 70449, United States

The Whitney Plantation is a complex of buildings which includes at least twelve historic structures. For a description of the historic buildings, visit the Whitney Plantation website.

Armstrong, Kalim. "Telling the Story of Slavery." The New Yorker, February 17, 2016. Accessed May 1, 2021, https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/telling-the-story-of-slavery.

Renée Ater

Buildings and Structures