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Bad Plantation (Mississippi Burning)

The recent fire that destroyed the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana, has drawn attention to its complex history. Built in 1859 by John Hampden Randolph, a Virginia-born sugar planter, the mansion was the largest antebellum home in the South, spanning 53,000 square feet. Randolph amassed his wealth through the labor of over 150 enslaved individuals who constructed the mansion and worked the surrounding sugarcane fields . YouTube +13 The Daily Beast +13 AP News +13 Regarding the Randolph family's lineage, there is no documented evidence indicating mixed-race or multiracial (historically referred to as "mulatto") ancestry within their bloodline. The Randolphs were part of the white Southern planter elite, and historical records do not suggest any acknowledged African or mixed heritage. It's important to note that while relationships between white plantation owners and enslaved individuals did occur, leading to descendants of mixed heritage, such relationships were often unacknowledged and undocumented due to the social and legal norms of the time. Therefore, without specific historical records, it's not possible to confirm any mixed-race descent in the Randolph family line. The destruction of Nottoway Plantation has reignited discussions about how such sites should be remembered and interpreted, especially given their ties to slavery and the exploitation of enslaved people.