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1. whitneyplantation.org › historyHistory – Whitney Plantation

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   In 1999, John Cummings purchased a portion of the Whitney Plantation property from Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation. After a decade-long battle with the local community, Formosa had pulled out of their plans to build the world’s largest rayon manufacturing plant on the site.

2. www.nytimes.com › 2015/03/01 › magazineBuilding the First Slavery Museum in America - The New York Times

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   Feb 26, 2015 · John Cummings (right), the Whitney Plantation’s owner, and Ibrahima Seck, its director of research, in the Baptist church on the grounds. Mark Peckmezian for The New York Times. By David...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Whitney_PlantationWhitney Plantation Historic District - Wikipedia

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   John Cummings owned the Whitney from 1999 to 2019, and spent over ten years restoring it before opening it to the public. He donated the Whitney in 2019, and it is now a 501(c)(3) organization governed by a board of directors.

   • Architectural style: Federal, French Creole
   • Built: 1803; 220 years ago

   • Area: 40 acres (16 ha)
   • Nearest city: Wallace, Louisiana

5. mymodernmet.com › whitney-plantationLouisiana Plantation Transformed Into America's First Slavery ...

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   May 11, 2023 · The Whitney Plantation, located about 35 miles outside of New Orleans, became the first American museum focused on the history of slavery when it opened in 2014. Created and funded by trial attorney John Cummings, Whitney Plantation is markedly different than the numerous tourist plantations that dot the south.

6. kreolmagazine.com › culture › featuresJohn Cummings – Encouraging a Nation to Face its Past; John ...

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   Aug 8, 2018 · With $8.6 million of his own money, Cummings did what the US government never could (or would), and turned Whitney Plantation not into a tourist attraction and hotspot for chic weddings, but into a museum highlighting the toil, labor, and suffering of black slaves in America.

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   How did John Cummings tell the plantation story?

   • It typically goes a bit like this: Tour the big house with a docent portraying a privileged occupant, then follow one meant to be a black slave or cook through the fields and kitchens. A retired (white) trial lawyer named John Cummings took it upon himself to tell the plantation story in a different way.

   Visit the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana - National Geographic

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   Who preserves the Whitney Plantation historic district?

   • The Whitney Plantation Historic District is preserved by the Whitney Institute, a non-profit whose mission is to educate the public about the history and legacies of slavery in the Southern United States.

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   Why should you visit the Whitney Plantation museum?

   • The Whitney Plantation Museum is one of the only historic sites in the country focused solely on the slave experience. From the outset, our guide Courtney makes it clear to the group, which includes a mixed bag of ages and races, that the goal here is to inform and educate, not to shame or romanticize.

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   Did the 13th Amendment ratify the Whitney Plantation?

   • The 13th Amendment to the nation’s constitution, which outlawed the practice unequivocally, was ratified in December 1865. Despite the fact that the Whitney Plantation, a sugar-cane plantation formerly home to more than 350 African slaves, is immaculately groomed, the raw emotion of the place is undeniable.

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8. www.nationalgeographic.com › travel › articleVisit the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana - National Geographic

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   Feb 8, 2019 · A retired (white) trial lawyer named John Cummings took it upon himself to tell the plantation story in a different way. In 2014, at the age of 77, the New Orleans native opened the doors on...

9. www.csmonitor.com › World › Making-a-differenceA retired lawyer opens first US slavery museum with $8.6 ...

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   Mar 24, 2016 · John Cummings has redeveloped an antebellum plantation in Louisiana where more than 350 slaves labored. Americans must ‘take responsibility’ for the wrongs of slavery, he says. |. Takehiko...