Free People of Color
Read about the accomplishments – and struggles – of Baton Rouge’s free Black residents.
Slavery & Prisons
Did you know that enslaved penal labor built much of Baton Rouge?
Plantation Labor
Explore the everyday experiences of Baton Rouge’s enslaved people.
Slavery & LSU’s Campus
Learn about the people held in slavery on the land that would become LSU’s Baton Rouge campus.
Slavery & the Law
Louisiana’s legal system was built to support slavery.
Slave Sales
Read about how people were bought and sold.
Freedom Seekers
In Baton Rouge, enslaved people continuously fought for freedom.
The Civil War in Baton Rouge
Learn about the battles that reshaped the city, and about the enslaved residents who seized freedom for themselves.
Slavery & Prisons
Did you know that enslaved penal labor built much of Baton Rouge?
Slavery in Baton Rouge 