Whitney Plantation

The Whitney Plantation Museum will create an exhibition and related programming focusing on resistance and freedom-seeking in south Louisiana before and during the Civil War. The museum will partner with Cornell University, the University of New Orleans, and Freedom on the Move to research exhibition content, then develop supplemental online materials, programs for the general public, and curriculum materials for K–20 teachers. This project will benefit visitors to Whitney Plantation and those interested in learning about self-emancipation and resistance by enslaved Africans and African-Americans. The project team will measure success through the successful installation and launch of the exhibition, combined with program attendee surveys and teacher feedback.