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Hi, my name is ashley rogers, im the director of Museum Operations at the whitney plantation and were beginning our today in a historic freedmans church which was built circa 1870 by people who lived on the opposite side of the river in paulina, louisiana. This structure was donated to us by the descendants of the founders of the congregation. They bought the land in 1870. Two parcels of land for the purpose of building a house of worship and in the sale document which we have from the courthouse they named their congregation the antiyoke, or against slavery is important to our story here. And...

Lived on the opposite side of the river in paulina, louisiana. This structure was donated to us about 10 years ago by the descendants of the original founders of that congregation. They bought the land in 1870. Two parcels of land for the express purpose of building a house of worship. In the sale document, which we have from the courthouse, they named their structure the anti they named their congregation the antiyoke baptist congregation. That message, being against the yoke or against slavery, is something thats important to our story here. And this is a Significant Church for newly freed s...

Side of the river. This structure was donated to us about 10 years ago by the descendants of the original founders of that congregation. They bought the land in 1870 two parcels of land with the express purpose of building a house of worship. And in the sale document which we have from the courthouse, they named their structure they named their congregation the antiyokut baptist congregation, and that message of being against the yoke, or against slavery, is something that is important for our story here. And this is a Significant Church for newly freed slaves on the east bank of the river, an...

If they had to use the third one in the japanese still resisted. Learn more about the Manhattan Project here on American History tv. Announcer each week, american and history tvs american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. Coming up next, we traveled west of new orleans to visit Whitney Wallace louisiana, to learn about the history of slavery in america. Ashley my name is ashley rogers. I am the director of Museum Operations at the whitney plantation. We are beginning our tour today in an historic church, which was built circa 1870 by people who lived on the opposite side of t...

By the descendents of the original founders all that congregation. Y bought the land in 1870 two parcels of land with the express purpose of building a house of worship. They named their structure they named their congregation the antiyokut baptist congregation and that message of being against the yoke or against slavery is important for our story here. This is important for slaves on the east bank, so its really. Mportant we like to start our tour at the lady plantation, where we can kind of the what happens to people, some of the things they care about after freedom came. The whitney planta...