Descendants are calling for land from three major Lowcountry plantations.

Throughout the South, people can visit plantations and other destinations tied to slavery, but the connections aren’t always clear. They can be in surprising places and look nothing like expected.

WHITE CASTLE, La. — On the front lawn of the now-destroyed Nottoway Plantation were charred relics of atrocities gone by: a pair of flat-back rocking chairs, a wooden end table, and other sorry debris ...