Smith is surrounded by opulence and markers of white heritage like chandeliers, gilded frames, ancient oaks and botanical ...

NMAF copy 39088013968409 is a gift from Ms. Betty A. Brooks & Mrs. Barbara B. Jackson. "The plantation was a battlefield where slaves fought masters for physical and psychological survival. Although ...

The largest pre-Civil War mansion in all of the American South burned to the ground as a devastating fire ripped through the historic wooden structure built nearly 200 years ago. Flames broke out at ...

A huge fire has destroyed large parts of Nottoway Plantation, one of the South's largest antebellum mansions. The fire spread through the iconic 64-room historic building in White Castle, Louisiana, ...

Louisiana’s Nottoway Resort a historic 64-room, 53,000-square-foot plantation home, went up in flames on May 15. (Photo: Iberville Parish Government/Facebook) Louisiana’s Nottoway Resort, a historic ...

Nottoway Plantation burned to the ground this week after a fire broke out Thursday, authorities say. Why it matters: The plantation was the largest antebellum mansion remaining in the South, making it ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The largest remaining antebellum plantation mansion in the South has burned to the ...

The history of Bamberg County’s antebellum Mountain Home Plantation will come to life next weekend. Family members of the previous owners will share stories and historians will talk about what was ...

Historic Nottoway Plantation, the largest antebellum mansion in the U.S., burned to the ground this week after a fire broke out on Thursday. There have been no reports of injuries or deaths connected ...

Karen Klink penned “At What Cost, Silence?” the first in a trilogy inspired by the writer’s life. Credit: (Hailey Davis/contributor) A new novel by a local writer is now appearing on the shelves of ...

1. Enslavement, acculturation, and African survivals -- 2. The Americanization of the slave and the Africanization of the South -- 3. Culture -- 4. The slave family -- 5. Rebels and runaways -- 6.