Pay Respects at the Whitney Plantation
Set just 70 kilometers upriver from New Orleans is the Whitney Plantation, the only museum in Louisiana to focus exclusively on the lives of enslaved people. This is in stark contrast to most other plantation tours, which focus on the ‘big house’ and the slave-owning families. Whitney Plantation educates the public about the history and legacies of slavery in the United States. Visitors to the museum will learn about the history of slavery through a combination of exhibits, an hour and 15-minute tour, and conversations with the staff.
Generations of Africans and their descendants were enslaved here to establish and maintain indigo, rice, and sugar crops. Visitors learn about this history through tours, exhibits, memorials, and artwork. Fascinating to explore, the sprawling property has barns, a blacksmith shop, and slave quarters to wander around, as well as a fantastic French Creole-raised-style main house that was built in 1803. Through exciting exhibits and a moving memorial, visitors learn about the legacy of slavery and the painful past of the people who lived on the plantation. Whitney Plantation is so well-preserved that parts of Quentin Tarantino’s film Django Unchained were shot on the property to give it an authentic look and feel.
Location: 5099 LA-18, Edgard, Louisiana 70049, USA
Website: https://www.whitneyplantation.org/
Tel: 1 225-265-3300
Price: $45 to $71 per person
Hours: 10:00 AM - 15:00 PM
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