showcasing its antebellum homes and the traditions of the Southern belles. Visitors experience a living museum where families dress in period attire, and social customs of the 19th century are ...

The standard image of Southern slavery is that of a large plantation with hundreds of slaves ... possess any anti-slavery literature, or visit the homes of whites or free blacks.

Made from a unique compound of shell pieces, lime, sand and water known as tabby, the buildings are the remains of an antebellum plantation home, complete with a kitchen chimney, outbuildings and ...