The torture attic that shocked even slavery-era New Orleans – and a slave’s arson exposed it

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The Brave Cook’s Fire That Exposed LaLaurie’s Atrocities

On April 10, 1834, a brave act lit up New Orleans.

A 70-year-old cook, chained to the kitchen stove in Delphine LaLaurie’s mansion, set fire to the house. She told rescuers she’d rather die than see more slaves go to the attic and “never come back.”…

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