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THE STORY OF SLAVERY

WHITNEY
PLANTATION

Hours: 9:30am- 4:30 p.m.
Last Entry 3:00 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays

THE PLANTATION EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD VISIT

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THE WHITNEY INSTITUTE EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LEGACIES OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES

Whitney Plantation (legal name The Whitney Institute) is a non-profit museum dedicated to the history of the Whitney Plantation, which operated from 1752-1975 and produced indigo, sugar, and rice as its principal cash crops. The museum preserves over a dozen historical structures, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Whitney Plantation Historic District. Get our full story. >>

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#DYK how sugar was made on Louisiana plantations?

#DYK how sugar was made on Louisiana plantations?
➡️ Enslaved field workers cut, trimmed, and loaded the cane.
➡️ Enslaved cart drivers transported it to the mill.
➡️ Enslaved mill teams fed stalks into grinders.
➡️ Enslaved boiling crews reduced the juice in kettles until it reached the "striking point," where it began to crystallize.
➡️ Enslaved coopers packed the raw sugar into barrels to ship out across the world.
Every step demanded so much labor that enslavers constantly sought to "replace" lives lost to the grueling conditions.
📍Whitney Plantation is the only plantation that focuses on the lives of the enslaved. Plan your visit to learn more at the link in bio.

Enslaved women worked in the fields and households

Enslaved women worked in the fields and households by day, and tending to cooking, cleaning, and childcare by night.
In addition to physical labor, they experienced reproductive exploitation: forced to bear children for profit, denied bodily autonomy, and subjects of medical experimentation – particularly for the development of modern gynecology. At Whitney Plantation, records show girls as young as 13 were already mothers. Their bodies, their lives, were reduced to property and production.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, and every month, we mourn their suffering and name their truth.
📍 Visit us to learn more, link in bio.

Due to inclement weather, tours have been postpone

Due to inclement weather, tours have been postponed until 12:30 p.m. today. The safety of our guests and staff are our top priority. Please stay safe and dry!
We welcome you to come visit this afternoon. Reserve your tickets: https://whitneyplantation.org/

“Whitney Plantation represents the resilience an

“Whitney Plantation represents the resilience and fortitude of African-American women who understood the importance of educating the next generation about our history."
This #WomensHistoryMonth, Judge Carolyn W. Gill-Jefferson wants the next generation of women world shakers to know they have the opportunity to succeed at whatever they decide to pursue, a path paved by the women before us.
Carolyn is a Whitney Plantation Board Member and is retired from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans after more than twelve years of service, is now in private practice, serving as a Special Master, Judge Pro Tempore, and professional mediator.
She has been recognized as a YWCA Role Model, received the Michalle Wynn Professionalism Award from the New Orleans Association of Women Attorneys and has been inducted into the @TougalooCollege Hall of Fame.
We are proud to celebrate Judge Gill-Jefferson’s achievements and the achievements to come from young women everywhere.

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EVENTS & SEMINARS

WHITNEY PLANTATION EVENTS

Jun 14

Breaking Chains, Shattering Barriers

3rd Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival

EVENTS & SEMINARS

WHITNEY PLANTATION EVENTS

Jun 14

Breaking Chains, Shattering Barriers

3rd Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival