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     • Angola has been a slave plantation since its inception in the 1830s. It was named after the former Portuguese nation of Angola, located on the west coast of Southern Africa, from which thousands of Africans were slave-shipped around the world with hundreds ending up in the new state of Louisiana.
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2. www.angolamuseum.org › historyHistory — Louisiana Prison Museum

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   1880 From Plantation to James Prison Camp. Desiring the status of a wealthy landowner, James purchased several plantations across Louisiana, one of which was the original Angola Plantation. James moved a small number of male and female prisoners under his control to Angola.

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   Why was Angola named after a slave plantation?

   • The plantation was named after the country of Angola, from which many slaves originated before arriving in Louisiana. Angola is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States, with 6,300 prisoners and 1,800 staff, including corrections officers, janitors, maintenance workers, and wardens.

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   Did Angola have a slave plantation?

   • In the 19th century, that same land was home to a slave plantation. Both the prison and the plantation share the nickname Angola, referring to the African country from which its slaves came. Our weekly selection of book reviews and recommendations from Book World editor Ron Charles.

   From a slave house to a prison cell: The history of Angola Plantation

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   What is Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola known for?

   • Founded in the early nineteenth century during a time of radical penal reformation, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is one of the nation’s largest prisons. Although the penitentiary’s original plan focused on prisoner rehabilitation, over time the prison garnered a reputation for brutal treatment of inmates and unhygienic facilities.

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   Was Angola a good place to live in the 1930s?

   • Charles Wolfe and Kip Lornell, authors of The Life and Legend of Leadbelly (1992), stated that during the 1930s, Angola was "even further removed from decent civilization" than it was in the 1990s. The two added "that's the way the state of Louisiana wanted it, for Angola held some of the meanest inmates." [page needed]

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   The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm") is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. It is named "Angola" after the former slave plantation that occupied this

5. www.washingtonpost.com › entertainment › museumsFrom a slave house to a prison cell: The history of Angola ...

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   Sep 21, 2016 · In the 19th century, that same land was home to a slave plantation. Both the prison and the plantation share the nickname Angola, referring to the African country from which its slaves came.

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6. www.ojp.gov › prison-plantation-story-angolaPRISON PLANTATION - THE STORY OF ANGOLA | Office of Justice ...

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   louisiana's prison farm at angola is discussed, with emphasis on its history and documented charges of inhumane treatment and overcrowded, unsanitary, and dehumanizing living and working conditions.

7. www.blackpast.org › african-american-historyLouisiana State Prison, Angola (1880- ) - Blackpast

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   Jun 18, 2021 · Angola’s origins as a prison date back to 1880. Then the state awarded the lease of Louisiana State Penitentiary and all of its convicts to a former Confederate Army officer, Samuel L. James. James purchased several plantations across Louisiana, in addition to the Angola Plantation.

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9. www.crt.state.la.us › PDFs › Angola_PopU.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District Angola ...

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   Angola Plantation lies in a bend of the Mississippi River about 30 miles upriver from St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, planned a levee enlargement project that threatened archaeological remains at Angola Plantation.

10. 64parishes.org › entry › louisiana-stateLouisiana State Penitentiary at Angola - 64 Parishes

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    Dec 30, 2022 · In 1900 Major James sold the 8,000 acres of Angola to the state for $200,000, and the plantation became a working farm site of Louisiana’s state penitentiary. The original penitentiary building in Baton Rouge was demolished in 1918.