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In 1811, the Woodland Plantation House in Louisiana was the site of one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history. Now, for the first time, the home is under Black ownership thanks to twin sisters Jo and Joy Banner and their non-profit, the Descendants Project. Here's NPR's story about the history of the house, and the Banner sisters' plans for its future. “Our mission is to eradicate the legacies of slavery so for us, it's the intersection of historic preservation, the preservation of our communities, which are also historic, and our fight for environmental justice,” says Joy Banner.

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