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Spiritual Sunday: A visit to the Whitney Plantation

July 24, 2017 By dionneford 1 Comment

I had a chance to visit the Whitney Plantation museum in Edgard, Louisiana on Sunday, the first in the United States to focus exclusively on slavery. The visit was an emotional 180 after celebrating a very different kind of history the day before - my 30th High School Reunion. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, family history, Uncategorized Tagged With: Edgard, John Cummings, Louisiana, sugar cane, Whitney Plantation

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