14-Stairs of Drudgery

                                               

These are the back steps. For a hundred years there was no light in them. A hand rail wouldn't have helped because chamber pots and linens were so heavy they took both hands.

The gracious home is Rosedown Plantation of St. Francisville Parish, Louisiana. Built in the 1830's, it would have over 400 people...who weren't people. The plantation would accommodate the master, his wife and 11 children. Then there were 400 people...who weren't people.

In the 1950's, a decision was made. The slave quarters were torn down and bulldozed. These 400 people...who weren't people, now had no history. If these people, who aren't people and have no history, why should we give them a second thought