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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Cane River Creole National Park – Oakland Plantation
On this day in 2016, I posted about a former slave plantation in Natchitoches, Louisiana I visited that weekend. I shared my experience on this blog, but I never made it a Black History Fun Fact. As the memory popped up in my Facebook archives, I decided to add it to the collection. Below is… Continue reading
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Guest Feature – A Modern Day Slave Plantation by Laura Dimon Part 2
*Note: This article was not written by The PBS Blog, it is featured as part of the continuation of an ongoing series and is written by Laura Dimon. Please view our Guest Feature or Article Section for Part 1* ************************** In 1972, the prisoners were virtually all black. Merciless guards — all white men, called… Continue reading
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