Slavery and Plantation Tourism in Louisiana: Deconstructing the Romanticized Narrative of the Plantation Tours

Former slave plantations that are now converted into tourist attractions constitute places of memory inherently associated with the memorialization of slavery in the United States. These plantation-museums are a central element of tourism in the South, as exemplified by the numerous tour-operators o...

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Main Author: Melaine Harnay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Éditions Touristiques Européennes 2022-06-01
Series:Mondes du Tourisme
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/tourisme/4595