OAK ALLEY PLANTATION ~ A TOUR and GLIMPSE into AMERICA'S DARK PAST!

[@guineveregruntle6746]

I love these old homes. The French architectural influence is incredible. I was awestruck by the pigeonniers.

[@JeffreyLemos]

The grounds were really beautiful. The oak trees were something else. Thanks for the comment.

[@ginamcknight8115]

I live in La.And it is a beautiful plantation and grounds.

[@JeffreyLemos]

The grounds were really beautiful! Thanks for watching!

[@eprohoda]

Jeffrey! Helllo, awesome shots~📢

[@JeffreyLemos]

Wow! Thanks for the comment!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

My daddy’s family were sharecroppers basically They worked the fields in the NC heat The kids came back summers to help, once they started college It was very very hard work

[@JeffreyLemos]

The working conditions were just so tough, especially in that heat. Thank you for sharing that story with me. Have a wonderful day. 🙏🏾

[@texasrascle]

Beautiful home and grounds...

[@JeffreyLemos]

They do keep up the property.

[@kennethsteelhammer]

Thanks for filming sir Jeffrey 👍💯

[@JeffreyLemos]

Thanks for watching Kenneth!

[@RubyRock101]

Neat place to visit 😀 Glade you have a nice time 🙂

[@JeffreyLemos]

It was a very nice tour. Better than reading from a history book. Thank you for watching.

[@denisethorbjornsen7493]

This is so sad but I'm glad they're not destroying it so the truth about what happened in America will never be forgotten so it won't happen again

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi there. It was very moving visiting the plantation. The grounds were beautiful but it was tough to fathom what happened there. It’s important to know the history so it doesn’t happen again. Thanks for your comment.

[@SHORTSTACKSLOTS]

Absolutely incredible video my friend! I have to admit I shed some tears watching this and thinking of the difficulties they faced! I appreciate you sharing this so much!

[@JeffreyLemos]

Thanks Amy! Glad you enjoyed watching it. It was a great tour. Very sad to see their conditions for sure. Have a great day.

[@MaddenMorrisYouTube]

Amazing video Jeff! I'm glad you had a good trip! I loved how you provided all the information throughout the video . It was very heartfelt, you're an amazing person! Have a great night!

[@JeffreyLemos]

Thanks Madden. Glad you liked it. You’re a great person too! Have a good weekend!

[@JustMe327]

I see you it wasn't a long pause, I paused it. 3:11 watermelon 🍉 originated in south Africa.🌍 It requires a great deal of space to grow. I heard someone say that seeds where kept in small punches around the neck as well as in their mouth and maybe even the hair. They planted the seeds.

[@GoodBoyChevy]

Very interesting place there , Jeff. Those Oak trees are awesome and just imagine if those trees could talk. The stories they'd tell would both enlighten and shock us. I'm going to come back and read all the signs more carefully when I have time. Good to learn about this channel after watching a little bit of your livestream (late). Excellent video buddy!👍👍

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi Chevy! It was a great opportunity to learn about the history there. I completely know what you mean about if the oak trees could talk. They would have so many stories to tell. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate you watching. Thanks!

[@horatioh2020]

How many Slaves and Children Hung from Those Old Oak Trees......🙏

[@bethhutchins5657]

It's a crying shame how humans were treated. My husband family had small field of cane and made molasses. I helped them maybe a few hours one year in the field stripping cane. I can not imagine 12 to 18 hours a day. Thanks Jeff for the great video. Such a sad time.

[@JeffreyLemos]

Thanks for watching Beth. I wanted to capture this moment so people could see a sad time in America’s history. I’m glad you liked watching the video.

[@Oldman808]

Africans are accustomed to the heat.

[@ARJUNA_GOSONG]

hi friend😇 i enjoyed your video❤

[@delphinenyirahabimanam.d.8510]

Thanks for the very informative video. It saddens me to think people were treated unworthly

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hello Delphine, thanks for connecting here. I agree. It’s hard to fathom any human being treated that way. It was so sad but I’m happy I had the chance to visit and learn about this part of history. Have a nice Sunday.

[@delphinenyirahabimanam.d.8510]

@@JeffreyLemos enjoy your Sunday as well! Can't wait to visit NOLA next year, that plantation is on my list. Does someone need to make a reservation for visiting the plantation?

[@JeffreyLemos]

@@delphinenyirahabimanam.d.8510 not sure if it’s required but we did get our tickets in advance. We took a bus tour that left from the river area near Cafe Du Monde. Enjoy your time there!

[@anthonychihuahua]

💭 it sure does make one think... Interesting that there are histories of individual people that lived there. May their souls rest in peace 🙏 Thank you for this tour of Oak Alley, my friend. I enjoy learning 🙂

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi Anthony, thanks for watching the video. It was different than any book you could read about it. Have a good evening.

[@lornamackenzie2525]

It sounds as if you had an amazing trip to Louisiana Jeff. Thanks for sharing this part of American history. 💙

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi Lorna, it was a great trip. Glad I could share this video with everyone. Thanks so much for watching.

[@joanpellillo2981]

In 2013 we took pictures amazing

[@JeffreyLemos]

It really was something else. Thanks for watching and for your comment.

[@EveM9964]

So strange to look at the grounds and think, it’s so beautiful but knowing what happened there makes you shudder. I wondered who was receiving the profits from the tourism so I googled it. It’s a nonprofit foundation operated exclusively for charitable, literary and educational purposes. Than you for the video. 🙏

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi Yvette, I had the same question that you did about who would benefit from the money collected for tours, etc. I saw that it was non-profit and donated for good causes so I felt better about that. I do think the history lesson is better than any book you could read though. Thanks for watching!

[@EveM9964]

@@JeffreyLemos I agree, experiencing it in person definitely gives you a deeper understanding.

[@RusticLivingLangTV]

Hi Hooman Jeff. Watching your tour . Thank you for sharing the information. It is sad to see the situation of the slaves before and yet it is part of history. I think this will always remind us to respect and value each individual. Have a good day!

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi There. So true. I was glad I could document some of my experience there. Thank you so much for watching. Have a good evening.

[@Butterflyandhearts95]

I was able to tour this plantation back in 2010. They didn’t have the slave quarters up for view and sadly not much was discussed about the slaves (only pointed out the cabins).

[@JeffreyLemos]

It was a moving experience. I’m glad that I went to see it in person. It was sad to see their living conditions. Thanks for the comment.

[@Oldman808]

The house cats there are very interesting because they have tiny tails - a genetic mutation that has been passed down for generations.

[@JeffreyLemos]

Interesting. I didn’t know that. Thank you for the comment.

[@Oldman808]

@@JeffreyLemos I haven’t toured Oak Alley since about 1990. I recall having a delicious mint julep there. I enjoyed your video.

[@JeffreyLemos]

@@Oldman808 Thanks so much. I appreciate that.

[@JustMe327]

5:06 children shackles

[@JeffreyLemos]

Yes it was I believe.

[@brightemerald3924]

May all that suffered this brutal system Rest In Peace and soon see their Lord and Savior.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@JeffreyLemos]

🙏🏾 it was sad to see how they were treated. 😢

[@pkp6791]

I toured Oak Alley in the 1990s. They had no memorials to the enslaved . They referred to the enslaved as ‘servants’. I got annoyed and asked the tour guide how much the ‘servants’ got paid. America has a long way to go in fully acknowledging her sins.

[@JeffreyLemos]

Thanks so much for the comment. It was definitely an eye-opening experience visiting there.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I’ve never been to a plantation where the slaves were called servants. That’s very bizarre. Their lodgings were called the slave quarters too.

[@pkp6791]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah Yes, it was disturbing to experience this rewriting of history. Very disturbing.

[@virginiacook2724]

We should always remember the 650,000 men who died for their freedom!

[@JeffreyLemos]

I agree with that too! 🙏🏾

[@ostbagar3]

This was a shame and terrible times, slavery was awful!! One could wish that we would have learned from it, but today there is rasism and other terrible things instead! What’s wrong with us humans? Thank’s for taking us here my friend!

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi Monica, it certainly was terrible times. You learn about this in school but it felt so different being there. I’m glad you could watch this. Tack!

[@Texasguy316]

Good thing racism is almost non existent and America is the greatest place on earth for black people to live!

[@ostbagar3]

@@Texasguy316 ????

[@dannycorsaro546]

While you are crying about made up fake news our wonderful politicians are sticking it up our asss,give me a break!

[@johnsummonsrevsummons7212]

How many slaves were hung from those beautiful trees ?

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hi there. Not sure how many (if any) were hanged but there were 220 slaves at the property. Such a sad story. Thanks for the comment.

[@jayr.617]

They used transport shackles on children?! How sick! 😢

[@JeffreyLemos]

It was definitely a sad situation.

[@vmaultsby]

Why isn't it allowed for tourists to video inside the Roman house, but fine to video the slave quarters?

[@JeffreyLemos]

Hello there. I’m not exactly sure why it’s not permitted to film inside but the tour guide told me that filming and flash photography was not permitted inside the house. I could film from the outside balconies, however. The rest of the grounds are toured on your own and at your own pace and there was no restrictions on photography as far as I saw. Perhaps there could be information about it on their website. Thanks for connecting here and for watching. Have a good evening!

[@vmaultsby]

@Jeffrey Lemos Ok, I see. I appreciate your video ,was lovely to watch.😍

[@JeffreyLemos]

@@vmaultsby thank you!

[@vmaultsby]

@@JeffreyLemos You're welcome 😊

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Prob they want ppl to pay to come in the house to see inside

[@emeraldkimble7602]

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[@JeffreyLemos]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelmullin7941]

Stop the damned apologizing! It was what it was. This place is a remarkable, beautiful example of our past history.

[@JeffreyLemos]

Good morning, I’m confused by your comment. Are you saying what happened here 200 years ago was acceptable? Yikes! I appreciate he channel engagement but don’t share that same view as you. Maybe if you took a tour you would see how inhumane slaves were treated there. The grounds are beautiful, no doubt, but all of it came at a hefty price. I’m glad I had a chance to visit. Enjoy your day.

[@abbyarnold4477]

Please do not visit Marie Lavough grave .

[@JeffreyLemos]

Thanks for the suggestion!