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The Burning of Nottoway Plantation
A fire at the Nottoway Plantation raises an important question: how do we treat locations with heinous histories?
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The Nottoway Plantation fire destroyed the South’s largest antebellum mansion — and sparked an online firestorm in the process
The Nottoway Plantation fire ignited fierce debate over race, history, and justice in the South. See why this moment matters.
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5 things to know about Nottoway plantation
Nottoway Resort plantation home in Iberville Parish, formerly the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the U.S. South, ...
Nottoway Resort Plantation fire: Iconic antebellum mansion reduced to rubble, local residents react| Video
The Nottoway, built in 1859 by enslaved labor for planter John Hampden Randolph, spans 31 acres and features 40 rooms, tennis ...
Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the ...
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Louisiana's Nottoway Resort is total loss after fire: 'Its absence will be felt deeply'
The historic plantation "stood as both a cautionary monument and a testament to the importance of preserving history — even ...
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Nation's largest remaining antebellum plantation burns to the ground
Nottoway Plantation burned to the ground this week after a fire broke out Thursday, authorities say. Why it matters: The ...
The problem with using the word ‘plantation’ in the South today | Opinion
Columnist Issac J. Bailey writes about the complex legacy of Nottoway Plantation, the largest antebellum mansion in the South ...
Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy
Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy - A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s ...