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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Yeah, I can appreciate it's architecture and aesthetics and it's kind of slightly sad to see that go. But the place was used to celebrate and relive antebellum South to people who just wanted to pay to cosplay as Antebellum slave owners and revel in scenes before the LOST CAUSE.
Nobody ever chose to atone for the sins it represented and use it for something better. Instead to make it a glorification of something dark. So no real tears she's here
