Delphine LaLaurie’s Torture Chamber
History Daily10 Apr 2025

Delphine LaLaurie’s Torture Chamber

April 10, 1834. In the aftermath of a house fire in New Orleans, investigators uncover evidence of horrific treatment meted out to the household’s enslaved servants.


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