Ghost Adventures Magnolia Plantation 04 04

In the brick slave quarters, each two-room unit was meant to house an entire family. At times, upwards of 10 family members were crowded into the tiny space. The living conditions were cramped and oppressive, with only a small fireplace for heat and cooking.




Restless Spirits

A form of silent rebellion, the slaves at Magnolia often used voodoo to cast evil wishes on their oppressive masters. The enslaved blacksmiths were tasked with forming the metal Christian crosses that marked the Lecomte family graves. While the crosses were beautifully ornate, they also included West African voodoo symbols hidden within the design.




As the Civil War ravaged the American South, Federal soldiers closed in on Magnolia's main house and turned it into a stronghold. The slave quarters were then named sharecropper housing; however, the lives of slaves did not change much. Instead of being owned property and working only for room and board, the slaves became free sharecroppers, working for script they could only use at the plantation store -- again, mostly for room and board. The enslaved workers continued to use voodoo as spiritual revenge for such an unfair life.




In 1897, Magnolia's main house was rebuilt as an exact replica of the original plantation home that had been greatly damaged during the Civil War. The wood used during this construction was taken from former slave quarters and many believe holds the memories and experiences of the oppressed people that lived there for decades.




Motion detectors on Magnolia's grounds are often triggered without cause. Ghostly apparitions are seen in the main house along with the sounds of disembodied voices. The large evidence of dark voodoo combined with this plantation's sordid history make it one of the most haunted places in the Southern United States.

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[mattigus]

DO SOME VOODOO MAGIC ON US

[LchanOtakudom]

And that, kids, is why you do NOT screw with voodoo!! Still gives me the chills to hear that chanting or whatever... I remember the first time I saw that on the show, I was all "HOLY CRAP O_O!"

[TheInfallibleChase]

2:35  LMAO!

[uwukillnevertell]

@tgrfan42069 laughing your ass off was staged? How interesting.

[tgrfan42069]

@uwukillnevertell yeah how ironic they cant get into the cabin where the light was cutting on and off.lmao was staged.

[uwukillnevertell]

I saw this on tv, and the audio is much better, you can really hear the chanting much clearer. It gave me goose bumps the first time I heard it. Some crazy shit....

[uwukillnevertell]

@tgrfan42069 they weren't allowed to go into some of the cabins due to restrictions. You would know that if you were paying attention.

[tgrfan42069]

this was the stupidest one ever...they see a supposed ghost cutting lights on and off in the one building yet they never ask the guy to allow them to go in and check it out..as ghost hunters they should want to go investigate yet they not one time asked to do so..that was staged.

[misscoffey88]

I hope the spirits of those innocent slaves can rest in peace some day

[cindyshealed]

Hard to take seriously all this "bro this," and "bro that."