Tilling The Soil

Welcome to Tilling The Soil, a podcast about the challenges and successes of interpreting, teaching, and learning the history of slavery in the United States through the lens of the staff at Whitney Plantation, a slavery museum on the site of a former sugar plantation in Louisiana.

https://whitneyplantation.org (Whitney Plantation) is a 200 acre former sugar plantation turned historic site dedicated to telling the history of slavery in the United States from the perspective of the enslaved Africans, African-Americans, and Creoles of Color who built America's wealth. However, it takes much more to share and interpret this history than just opening the door.

Join hosts Dr. Joy Banner, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Amber Mitchell, Director of Education, as they discuss the unique intersection of history, preservation, race, and storytelling that create a one-of-a-kind visitor experience.

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Looking to visit Whitney Plantation? Check out our https://my.captivate.fm/www.whitneyplantation.org (website) for information on tours, programs, and events. Remember to follow us on all social media platforms!

Help us continue creating programming that informs through https://www.whitneyplantation.org/donate/ (a donation to Whitney Plantation).