@abcnewslive: ABC News’ Linsey Davis travels to The Whitney Plantation and the Woodland Plantation in Louisiana to uncover the brutal realities of slavery that powered the economic growth and expansion of America.

Nancy Washington986 :

One uplifting fact about this site is an ancestor of Marc Morial was enslaved at The Whitney Plantation.

💛Ochunsita💙 :

When I visited the Whitney Plantation it was surreal to feel the energy and go back in time to a time that was beyond heartbreaking to those enslaved.

H0ttm3ssshel :

We went last year.. to say it was the heaviest feeling is an understatement.

oddball🎱🍒 :

I wanted to Visit here while I was in New Orleans until I read you might be able to get a Uber there but not one back😭

Meh-Lee 🖕🏽🧊 :

This is heartbreaking 💔

Beth White :

We have to study our history - good & bad for our future!!! And hopefully learn from our mistakes!!!

Bria✨ :

Being there.. you can feel everything. The tour guides were amazing as well.

Elizabeth Lueders :

Free would be no more judgement on both sides. We are one. We are humean.

Skinfluencer :

I still have my lanyard from Whitney 😩

Momma Caudle :

We need to do better teaching American history, ALL OF IT!

user1217441539554 :

We Must Continue to Tell OUR Stories and Our History

1chica702 :

This is amazing and educational. Thank you for sharing this.

Yvonne Jenkins :

It was so emotional to walk these grounds, but I am so grateful that we were able to visit. I encourage everyone to take the opportunity to visit.

Carly :) :

On of the few plantations that are doing it right! The ones with weddings and bed and breakfasts are yucky

angeladias3973 :

Only pain is what I feel right now

Currie :

My daughter and I toured this place in 2019. Just amazing. Profoundly sad. National treasure.👍👍👍😢😢😢

claudia morales :

The energy that I felt going through my bones was an amazing feeling when we visited. It was like I could hear someone speaking to me saying look at this at look at that. I asked to be welcomed and gave my thanks for giving me the privilege to visit them 🥹

🇺🇸Kingston👑 :

Emily Kosoff :

very informative to hear and must not be forgotten about. History must be remembered and told

cocogigi :

Thank you for sharing America’s true history, it’s important to know the full story 🇺🇸

RyPie :

my mom went there two weeks ago

Vic :

one of the most heartbreaking experiences i’ve had. in mid august. after a quick humid rain…. it was insufferable to just walk thru it.

Linda Lewis3703 :

I’m so sad

Nay✨ :

see .. this made me emotional .. ugh 😫

K22🦊 :

braithwate manor?