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Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too
A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War ...
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5 things to know about Nottoway plantation
Nottoway Resort plantation home in Iberville Parish, formerly the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the U.S. South, ...
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A Pre-Juneteenth Barbecue: 5 Things You Should Know About the Now Torched Nottoway Plantation’s Horrid Legacy
The Louisiana mansion that once enslaved dozens of Black people is little more than embers now, but that doesn't mean we ...
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Nottoway Plantation Fire Ignites Debate Over Its Future, With Owner Wanting to Rebuild
Some want it rebuilt. Others say it’s time to move on. Nottoway’s destruction is forcing Louisiana to confront what—and ...
The problem with using the word ‘plantation’ in the South today | Opinion
Columnist Issac J. Bailey writes about the complex legacy of Nottoway Plantation, the largest antebellum mansion in the South ...
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Louisiana's Nottoway Resort is total loss after fire: 'Its absence will be felt deeply'
The historic plantation "stood as both a cautionary monument and a testament to the importance of preserving history — even ...
As Nottoway Plantation Burns, The Ancestors, And Social Media Rejoice
The Nottoway Plantation, a monument to Southern grandeur built on the backs of enslaved Black people, has been destroyed by a ...
Fire levels Nottoway Plantation, iconic antebellum mansion reduced to rubble
One of Louisiana’s most recognizable historic landmarks now lies in smoldering ruin, as fire crews continue working to ...