This book shares the history of some of those that worked and lived on the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana some 100 years after the end of slavery in the United States. The authors see the book as a way to honor those workers and what they endured on Whitney to contribute to the massive wealth of the state of Louisiana, the United States and the global economy. Being descendants of Louisiana's Whitney Plantation workers and inhabitants, the authors were inspired by the efforts of their family to overcome immense challenges and move to improve their social and economic conditions