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While not original to the Whitney Plantation, this slave jail from 1868 is similar to those used to restrain slaves. Its location at the Whitney is purposeful--it was placed so that one could catch a glimpse of the main house through the jail.

The site where Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 now stands was once the site of the Livaudais Plantation, which was divided into squares in 1832. Before the land became a city cemetery, these two graves marked the final resting places of slaves who worked on…

These slave cabins at McLeod Plantation date to the early 19th century. After emacipation, they still housed blacks, and did so for many years thereafter, til around 1990 (not a misprint).

Laurel Grove is the final resting place of many slaves. 15 acres of the original white cemetery were put aside for "free peoples of color and slaves."

This slave bill of sale is part of the Pantovic Collection at the Avery Research Center; it is from 1858, Charleston, SC.

This ink and water color image from 1831, which is part of the Historic New Orleans Collection, depicts a slave auction. The iron ball and chain were "worn by the slave Peggy," a slave who lived 40 miles upriver from New Orleans and was accused of…

The St. Charles Hotel used to sit on this site at St. Charles Avenue and bounded by Gravier, Common, and Carondelet Streets. Today it is a Hilton Hotel which neither has any relation to the original hotel at this site, nor any marker indicating the…

A mobile home used to sit here, which housed the Historic Africatown Visitor's Center. All that stands here today is the remains of a dilapadated welcome sign, a parking lot, an ADA ramp, and what appears to be a memorial with gold busts to several…

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

The yard would have been the main arena for the slaves of Nathaniel Russel. The "dependencies," or outbuildings where they lived and worked would have been located within this space.