- Whitney Plantation - We’re embarking on a journey along the historic River Road to explore the Whitney Plantation Museum, the site of the United States’ most significant slave uprising. Your tour will provide insights into the legacy of enslavement at a southern Louisiana sugarcane estate. Discover the transformative impact of “Sugar changed the world” as within a span of fifty years, Louisiana’s growers were responsible for a quarter of the global cane-sugar production. In the period before the Civil War, the supremacy of ‘Queen Sugar’ overtook ‘King Cotton’ in the local economy, catapulting Louisiana to become the state with the second-highest per capita wealth.
- Air-conditioned vehicles for your comfort
- Dinner
Guests will be enlightened about the authentic narrative of Antebellum Slavery in Louisiana.
Embark on a journey down the legendary River Road to the Whitney Plantation Museum, venue of the most significant slave uprising in U.S. history. During your expedition, gain knowledge about the chronicles of servitude on a southern Louisiana sugarcane plantation and discover how ‘Sugar Altered the World’ within a span of five decades.
Learn how, in the period of her antebellum dominion, Louisiana growers were responsible for a quarter of the world’s sugarcane production. ‘Queen’ Sugar yielded more local prosperity than ‘King’ Cotton, promoting Louisiana to the status of the second most affluent state in the U.S.
Witness life-size statues, authentic slave abodes and listen to factual narratives of the enslaved inhabitants of the plantation, told by historians.
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