Nottoway Plantation just burned down, so we're looking into its history and other plantations where the most brutal chattel ...

Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy - A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s ...

But on May 15, 2025, the largest surviving plantation mansion of them all burned to the ground, reportedly due to an ...

A huge fire has destroyed large parts of Nottoway Plantation, one of the South's largest antebellum mansions. The fire spread ...

especially Black Americans, still carry over the history and legacy of chattel slavery in the United States. Antebellum era plantations were built under grueling conditions on the backs of ...

Some want it rebuilt. Others say it’s time to move on. Nottoway’s destruction is forcing Louisiana to confront what—and ...

Sure, there’s something to be said for preserving history like the Nottoway plantation. But when that history’s been thrown away in favor of engagement photos, what are we really losing in the fire?

A fire destroyed Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, sparking mixed reactions. For many, especially Black Americans, the blaze ...