The whitney plantation museum will create an exhibition and related programming focusing on resistance and freedom-seeking in south louisiana before and during the civil war

The Whitney Plantation Museum will create an exhibition and related programming focusing on resistance and freedom-seeking in South Louisiana before and during the Civil War. Funded by a $576,027 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program, the museum will partner with Cornell University, the University of New Orleans, and Freedom on the Move to research exhibition content and develop supplemental online materials, public programs, and K-20 teacher curriculum. The goal of the IMLS program is to build capacity at African American museums and support museum professionals. This award will benefit visitors to Whitney Plantation and those interested in self-emancipation and resistance by enslaved Africans and African Americans through the successful installation of the exhibition and related public programs and teacher feedback.

The museum will partner with cornell university, the university of new orleans, and freedom on the move to research exhibition content, then develop supplemental online materials, programs for the general public, and curriculum materials for k-20 teachers. This project will benefit visitors to whitney plantation and those interested in learning about self-emancipation and resistance by enslaved africans and african-americans. The project team will measure success through the successful installation and launch of the exhibition, combined with program attendee surveys and teacher feedback.