295 Whitney Plantation Museum

What does it take to create a museum? How can a museum help visitors grapple with a very uncomfortable aspect of their nation’s past?Ibrahima Seck, a member of the History Department at the University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal, author of the book, Bouki Fait Gombo: A History of the Slave Community of Habitation Haydel (Whitney Plantation) Louisiana, 1750-1860, and the Director of Research of the Whitney Plantation museum, leads us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Whitney Plantation and through the history of slavery in early Louisiana.Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/295 Complementary Episodes🎧 Episode 017: François Furstenberg, When the United States Spoke French🎧 Episode 124: James Alexander Dun, Making the Haitian Revolution in Early America🎧 Episode 125: Terri Snyder, Death, Suicide, and Slavery in British North America🎧 Episode 137: Erica A. Dunbar, The Washingtons’ Runaway Slave, Ona Judge🎧 Episode 167: Eberhard Faber, The Early History of New Orleans🎧 Episode 281: Caitlin Rosenthal, The Business of Slavery🎧 Episode 282: Vincent Brown, Tacky’s Revolt  REQUEST A TOPIC📨 Topic Request Form📫 [email protected] YOU'RE READY🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter 👩‍💻 Join the BFW Listener CommunityLISTEN 🎧🍎 Apple Podcasts 💚 Spotify 🎶 Amazon Music🛜 PandoraCONNECT🦋 Liz on Bluesky👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn🛜 Liz’s WebsiteSAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts💚 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices