Plantation Atlas

Storytelling at Former Forced Labor Camps in the US

The “Plantation” Atlas is an interactive map of former forced labor camps in the U.S. It maps if and how these sites interpret chattel enslavement.

Cotton plants growing in a field during sunset with a pathway in the middle and people in the background.

Image Source: Kimberly Vardeman, Wikipedia, 2011

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