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Owner of largest antebellum mansion in the South hopes to rebuild after devastating fire — as some celebrate its destruction
The owner of the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the South — which burned to the ground this week — hopes the ...
The problem with using the word ‘plantation’ in the South today | Opinion
Columnist Issac J. Bailey writes about the complex legacy of Nottoway Plantation, the largest antebellum mansion in the South ...
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The Nottoway Plantation fire destroyed the South’s largest antebellum mansion — and sparked an online firestorm in the process
The Nottoway Plantation fire ignited fierce debate over race, history, and justice in the South. See why this moment matters.
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South’s Biggest Antebellum Mansion Mysteriously Burns to Ground
The South’s biggest surviving antebellum mansion was reduced to rubble ... to Louisiana to profit from sugar grown by enslaved people. The business proved to be lucrative, and in 1855 he ...
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South’s largest antebellum mansion burned to the ground, igniting debate on social media
The largest antebellum home the South burned Thursday in Iberville Parish ... was built in 1859 by enslaved people for John Hampden Randolph. Located along the Mississippi River in White Castle ...
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Largest antebellum mansion in the south — built in 1859 with 165 rooms — burns to the ground
“Nottoway was not only the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the South but also a symbol of both the grandeur and deep complexities of our region’s past,” Iberville Parish President ...
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Mystery as Gone With The Wind-style plantation that's one of south's oldest antebellum homes is destroyed by huge blaze
Before the fire, Nottoway Plantation was a resort and event venue, and its website described it as 'the South's largest remaining antebellum ... when enslaved Black people helped build the home ...