Detail View: Touchton Map Library: Lewis Plantation Turpentine Still
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Accession Number:
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2019.097.061
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Short Title:
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Lewis Plantation Turpentine Still
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Full Title:
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Lewis Plantation Turpentine Still | Old South Plantation Since Pre-Civil War Days | At Brooksville - North of Tampa
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Date Range:
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1930 - 1960
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Pub Note:
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The publication (like the attraction itself) is full of racist stereotypes and incorrect information about Florida's antebellum history and the treatment and conditions of enslaved African Americans. The Jim Crow era (1876 to the late 1960s) forced African Americans into these generalized stereotypes and gave them few options for employment and fewer rights to stand up against white authority. White tourists who visited the Lewis Plantation were reassured that the institution of slavery, and the pre-Civil War era, were romantic times and that those who were enslaved were happy and content with their situation. This served to reinforce the Lost Cause narrative of the Old South as well as shift blame for the cause of the Civil War from being about slavery to the assertion that it was about states' rights and other, unrelated financial and cultural differences.
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Subject Information:
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This item was created during the era of Jim Crow. Its racist themes are not supported or condoned by the Tampa Bay History Center, which is an anti-racist institution. These items are important reminders of the racism and discrimination faced by African Americans throughout the history of the United States.
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