The Lakeport Plantation on the Mississippi River just outside of Lake Village in Chicot County is surrounded by fields of ...
*Sigh.* Black people around the US are sharing screenshots of texts they received from unknown numbers, all of which direct them to report to the "nearest plantation" and "pick cotton." The first ...
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1847 plantation with 42 enslaved people - still standing today

Established in 1847, the Gerald Plantation grew to more than 600 acres by 1863 and was farmed by the family and 42 enslaved people. In 1864, Union soldiers raided the property, and tragedy struck ...
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — If you have just 30 minutes to sit down and chat with Ms. Gussie Dennis, you will be transported back in time to when families like hers lived on a plantation in South Carolina ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — People across multiple states are reporting receiving racist text messages from an unknown source that ask them to report to a plantation to pick cotton. It arrived on people's ...