• Brick tenant quarters

    Cane River Creole

    National Historical Park Louisiana

Magnolia Plantation History

Overseer's House
 

The Significance of Magnolia Plantation

The Summary of A Brief Ethnography of Magnolia Plantation

Local People Speak of Slavery

Analysis of LeCompte's Ledger

LeCompte's Slave Ledger

A link to A Brief Ethnography of Magnolia by Muriel Crespi

 
  • The enslaved people used brown cotton for cloth. The enslaved people used brown cotton for cloth.

    On many plantations, enslaved people made their clothes from brown cotton. Read More

Did You Know?

Oak Allee

The shaded avenues of live oak trees were called "Allées". In addition to sheltering the house entrances from strong Louisiana sunlight, the trees helped to cool by drafting breezes from the river.