On May 15, 2025, the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle Louisiana, caught fire and burned down.
I’m glad that nobody was physically harmed during the fire, but I’m not going to lie; I can’t say I’m sorry about the fire itself.
As what the internet refers to as an ADOS (American Descendant Of Slavery), I could understand preserving these homes "in the name of history" if that’s what was being done here, establishing a museum for example, that discussed American Slavery and what was done to people under that system.
But this wasn’t that. Nottoway was a resort, a glamorous venue where people held parties and weddings, basically celebrating the oppression, from the perspective of the oppressors. The entire plantation system was a heritage built upon hatred and racism.
Based upon that, again, while I am grateful that there was no injury or loss of life, in regard to the destruction of a former slave plantation, I say, burn, baby, burn. 😞
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@blokeinpub I think what she’s getting at is that it’s rather tone deaf to hold celebrations at the headquarters of someone’s suffering (generations and generations of suffering) the same way you don’t dance on someones grave. You can make it pretty and glamorous but it’s still a hell hole for people who understand it’s original purpose. If used to observe the solemn sentiment and educate, yes, but to paint it as a festive landmark, is in poor taste and a slight to the people who suffered there. A white sentiment I’m sure- to bury the historical reality of slaves and their descendants in this way. I said what I said. And I’m white btw.
