The public reaction to the burning of the Nottoway plantation, the largest remaining antebellum-era structure in the South, has been mixed. While many, particularly Black Americans, celebrate the ...

Nottoway Plantation, the largest antebellum mansion in the South, was destroyed by fire, leaving behind a complex legacy tied to enslaved people and tourism.

The Nottoway plantation home was only one of many beautiful southern mansions with grisly backstories.

Rhode Island played a significant role in both the slave trade and the production of goods used on Southern plantations.