A postcard showing some of the over 100,000 names of those enslaved in Louisiana, a culmination of the life work of Gwendolyn Midlo Hall.
This is, as far as I know, one of the dwellings, but I am unsure whether it is original to the property or to one close by.
The inside door frame of a dwelling.
A wall of the dwelling with a bed in the bottom of the shot.
One of the windows of the dwelling. There is a board across it, making me think the property doesn't want folx to try and open the window.
Another window of the dwelling, this one looking to be in a little better shape than the other.
A cutaway showing the attic of the dwelling. I wonder what might have been stowed away in there.
Here is a shot of another wall of the dwelling, this one showing more of the layered structure making up the wall.
A cutaway in one of the rooms of the dwelling. This could have been for airflow or perhaps something else.
A brick fireplace of the dwelling, presumably a place not just to stay warm but also to cook meals once the work day was over.
Another door to the dwelling. It is interesting that this one does not have the slats that the dwellings at Evergreen has. Perhaps they had other methods of temperature control beyond the ones used at Evergreen.
A sign outside the shop which states, "Robin's Blacksmith Shop: Robin was a an [sic] enslaved man who was the blacksmith an a domestic on the plantation, serving three generations of the Haydel family, He was born around 1791 on the east coast of the United Sates [sic]. All of the metal work on the plantation would have been done by a blacksmith like Robin, including horeshoes, nails, hinges, and curtain rods."
An outside shot of Robin's shop, showing what appears to be timber framing and brickwork to make up the whole structure.
A shot of the blacksmith shop in which Robin worked for several decades. Here is a vise on a workbench with a forge in the center of the building.
A picture of Robin's shop showing the large bellows hanging up top and revealing the size of the place.
The other side of Robin's shop, showing a large stump with an anvil sitting atop and several tools to hold metal items in the forge.
A banner detailing that about 20% of the people kidnapped from Africa, over two million people, died during the journey to this side of the globe.
A banner showing various aspects of the Civil Code of Louisiana applying to enslaved people.
Part of an act of the Louisiana Legislature of 1819 which is painted on the wall above what looks like a spiked collar enclosed in a glass case.
A banner showing dozens of runaway ads from Louisiana from one newspaper, the Times-Picayune, from only 1845-1858.
The credit for the ads, courtesy of newspapers.com.
A sign about the various revolts during the period of enslavement, a much more common practice than we often consider.
A banner showing information about the Haitian Revolution
A panoramic of the life's work of Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, who uncovered over 107,000 names of people enslaved in Louisiana between the years of 1719 and 1820.
A second panoramic of the life's work of Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, who uncovered over 107,000 names of people enslaved in Louisiana between the years of 1719 and 1820.
The kitchen, a wooden structure which looks to have wooden shingles and the same z pattern for support as on the other doors and windows around the property.
Tools to cut sugar and portion of handcuffs enclosed in a glass case.
A sign talking about the religious practices of enslaved people.
A newspaper clip showing people who were arrested for practicing voudon.
Another clip, this time of a woman named Aurora who was arrested for her religious practices.
Another clip, this one of the items that the practitioners of voudon used that were taken to court.
The outside door of Antioch Church.
The sign outside of Antioch Church, named from the Anti-Yoke Society that was pro-abolition.
The inside of Antioch Church on the property, showing a row of pews and several sculptures of children who were enslaved at Whitney.
The sign at Whitney as you leave, saying "Freedom, Education, Family, pass it on"