We’ve all seen Southern plantation houses in the movies, with dreamy allées leading up to picturesque neoclassical mansions, set on acres and acres of lush farmland. There’s no doubt these homes are ...

When Jessica Smith leads tourists through Louisiana’s famed Oak Alley Plantation, she always asks why they decided to visit. It takes only one person to make her day. All they have to do is ask about ...

Once, Charleston plantations were the engine that drove the economy of the Lowcountry. They were enormous farms that grew multiple agricultural products and were driven by slave labor. They reached ...

The history of chattel slavery in the American South is not an easy subject to examine. The Lowcountry’s former plantations, where that history is experienced most acutely, are places of contradiction ...

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 ...

The Maui News – Hawaii sugar cane and Maui’s plantation history will be the focus of two presentations this week as part of the Maui Historical Society’s new exhibit and lecture series, “Reflections ...

The Whitney Plantation stands as a profound monument to the history of slavery in the Southern United States. Located in ...

More than 200 years ago, hundreds of men, women and children called the Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana home. But home didn’t mean happiness or freedom. “We know that they longed for freedom, ...

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. and Maui’s plantation history will be recognized through a “Talk Story” session from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Maui Historical Society, Hale Ho’ike’ike Bailey ...

f history -- antebellum history, specifically -- is the real religion of the South, then plantations are the region's churches. Visiting a plantation isn't simply about learning something; at these ...

WHITE CASTLE, La. — On the front lawn of the now-destroyed Nottoway Plantation were charred relics of atrocities gone by: a pair of flat-back rocking chairs, a wooden end table, and other sorry debris ...