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The LaLaurie Mansion Fire That Exposed Torture Chambers
The LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans hides a dark past behind its brick walls. On April 10, 1834, a 70-year-old enslaved cook set fire to the home as his last bid for freedom.
When help came, Madame LaLaurie would not give up her keys. Firefighters broke down doors and found seven enslaved people chained and mutilated in the attic…