WALLACE - Reports of removing a picture of a Louisiana slave that was taken in Baton Rouge have sparked concerns about censorship across the country.

"This particular photograph is of someone who was enslaved in Louisiana. So for us here in Louisiana, it carries even more special significance," said Dr. Ashley Rogers, the executive director of Whitney Plantation.

Historians at Whitney Plantation say there's no definitive name for the man, but it was either Peter or Gordon. He was a slave at Lyons Plantation near Krotz Springs in December of 1862. A few months later, he escaped to Baton Rouge, where the picture of his whipped back was taken.

The photo has been making headlines after a recent report by the Washington Post said the Trump administration ordered the removal of it from a na

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