NEW ORLEANS, La., March 25 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release:
On March 21, 2026, Whitney Plantation and The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans will open a major new exhibit, Amongst Ourselves: Resisting Slavery at Whitney Plantation.
This exhibit explores the lives of enslaved and indigenous people who resisted their bondage in ways that ranged from bold to everyday actions. From truancy and sabotage to culture-keeping and community-building, resistance took many forms. Drawing on historical records, oral histories, material artifacts, the latest historical scholarship and additional research by students at UNO and Cornell, Amongst Ourselves reclaims the agency of enslav...