S1Ep78: Shirley Plantation - Oldest Plantation in Virginia

[@AbiyahBina]

This was very emotional for me. But I believe I need or am driven to do more. I believe in the awakening. So if you like this video and would like to see more. Hit the like 👍🏾 button and comment “more” below.

[@happyjubilee4021]

More🙌🏼 please

[@ladyjay3410]

More please, you are a empath, you know that place ain’t right. I am thoroughly enjoying your content.

[@AbiyahBina]

@@ladyjay3410 thank you 😊

[@jacquelinerivera4697]

Absolutely!

[@DaisyBloomz]

Can you or have you been able to find any information on slaves there through census records?

[@happyjubilee4021]

Thank you so much Abiyah for having the persistence and courage to research, share and speak the heaviness of your heart as you journeyed the plantation visit. You were able to find information that I didn’t know that is pertinent to our ancestors footprints not just American soil or England soil but around the world too that were responsible for our mass destruction for their profit. I cried so much watching this as if I had an outer body experience recounting the terror and brutal uncertainty of what our ancestors were inflicted with at the hands of those responsible for their kidnapping, enslavement and displacement of our African and Native American ancestors. I stand in solidarity with you. Contrary to popular belief, the majority white society has been dismissive in their treatment, attitudes, disrespectful and disregard of human lives, prejudices, systematic racism and hatred towards the enslaved Africans then and their offsprings now. I pray wholeheartedly for the healing of our people. We must continue to speak up and expose the horrible dealings within Human History. History that is not dealt with is often repeated and celebrated 💔

[@AbiyahBina]

I’m so glad you said that. Cause my journey is shifting - I want to research more and do more for our people. We have a lot of healing to do cause this stuff is still going on and is affecting us today.

[@Calilyfe95]

I payed a visit to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana and it focused more on the experience of the enslaved vs the the owners of the plantation. Very informative tour and experience!

[@vanofgold1029]

My feelings go so deep it cut like a knife, can’t even put them in words right now. But thank you for sharing👍🏾🥰

[@AbiyahBina]

When I feel like that I always pray to Yah to help me process and deal with those feelings. It works for me.

[@myraterrell4372]

An extremely spiritual journey. Be blessed.

[@jacquelinerivera4697]

This was extremely emotional for me watching. I felt your pain sister, cause I too felt the same. The untold truth or silence, about our ancestors. Everything was built on the backs of our people. That is why we should never forget where we come from. We must educate our children about our true history, so that history never repeat itself. Watching this video only strengthens me to achieve future goals. Thank you so much for sharing this video. Peace!

[@soulshine3288]

Abiyah, I know that feeling in your stomach. I love history just as you do, especially African American history. I live in South Carolina so our state is full of plantations and I just haven’t been able to stomach going to visit one. I want to see for myself how my ancestors lived but just thinking about it is very difficult. It’s appalling to me that, that family is allowed to keep that property after how they acquired it. They’re still making profit off it through tourism, a vineyard, and restaurant. Some even host weddings and other events. In my opinion, they should be used as historical properties for education purposes. I have a horrible feeling about that tree too, no telling how many people were lynched from it. Thank you for sharing this experience with us, watching you gives me courage to go one day.

[@EM-mi5yj]

I agree with this comment 100%. I didn't see any slaves quarters too. Why were this part of the plantation omitted. And they're still making money. This is so so sad. Thanks for showing me this. Now I don't have to go there. Because I will not be paying to see it.

[@marybell9358]

I absolutely feel the vibes comeing from that tree.. anybody profiting off this in 2022 instead of educating are demons with No compassion.

[@chozenkween9419]

Yes you saw a slave quarter! They now call it a chicken coop!!!😡🤬😤👿

[@mmt123mimi3]

The horrible and sad feelings you get from a slave-owning plantation comes from the ghosts of slaves haunting the place. I don't care how much they try to"pretty up" the place, underneath the surface is a vile and ugly history indeed full of hidden secrets, deceptions and atrocities. People are kept in the dark about the parts that place the owners in a bad light. Just look at Hollywood's portrayal of southern white society in the movies. It's full of consistent glorification of themselves, especially when the movie and television industries were shiny and new back in the day.

[@jlsc6847]

Abiyah I’m late to this party. But I will have to go back to The beginning of your journey and binge watch. What a perspective you bring to your channel it’s unlike any other out there. So much different types of information you share with us. Thank you Girl ❤

[@Madelyn663]

I can tell you where the slave quarters were. There is a slave cabin still standing on an adjacent property. The Carters tried to buy it to preserve it but the owners wouldn't sell. As you come off Rt 5, before you turn onto Upper Shirley Vineyard"s ( separate from Shirley Plantation) crummy dirt road there is a dilapidated building along the paved road. That's an old slave cabin. The cabins were in a row, stretching along the hill ridge to the road that leads straight from the big house.

[@iSee109]

I think you got MORE than you bargained for. Look at the comments! Wow. ... Places and items definitely hold energy! I have traveled the globe and felt different energies in different locations.

[@tinyspaceroadie]

Just got in the area today, and I'm very torn about going to visit that Plantation. I watched a few short documentaries (well, more like promo vids) on the place, and i barely heard any mention about the long-standing indentured servitude and slavery operation that went on there. I'm an absolute history geek, but I don't know about giving my money to a place that literally is choosing to ignore about 200+ years of history about the people that worked that land, cooked that food, built those structures, cared for their snotty noised ancestors from birth, and made that family extremely wealthy. I might just pass on that place. I enjoyed visiting the Kingsley Plantation in FL near Jacksonville, and Stagville Plantation in NC. Very informative, very detailed, and respectful tours were given by the staff at both. Also, Kingsley was free, and Stagville was $2. I too don't believe that as a Black American, I should pay to see a slave operated Plantation, to hear the history of my ancestors that they chose not to teach us in school.

[@HHWC100]

Your discernment is off the charts.

[@lindacrittenden3547]

Hello Abiyah yes I agree you felt very deeply what really happen on this enormas property an we know no one gone know or say what truly went on there but I kept saying toy delf breath Abiyah breath you will get threw this particular visit an again yesifthat big old tree could talk my God thank you 💕 for the journey you are going threw an for taking us along with you I will be tuned in I keep your notification on soy sister be well be safe an be encouraged to keep on going I feel an believe it's a very strong reason for this journey you're on takes care.

[@AbiyahBina]

Thank you 😊

[@sylviatorres8965]

Abiyah, I agree with you. And I truly believe there’s more to story. We will never know the full truth. It was emotional because it was like there was a lot missing. And they only show what they wanted public to see. If it’s a tourist destination Why? Aren’t they show and speak 🗣 about it. I’m with you there’s MORE to the Story then empty buildings and To top it off why? Turned that room into a gift shop?🤔 Thank You for Sharing. Abiyah have a beautiful day. Stay away from those🌻 🐝 🌻

[@ShawnyK8]

I’m a descendant of Native American illegal slaves from the plantation Her name was Jane Gibson and her family were illegal slaves. She was a slave midwife and medicine woman on the plantation. Her and her family actually had a lawsuit against the Carter family for wrongly enslavement This plantation unfortunately is part of my heritage

[@AbiyahBina]

Wow, you were able to trace your roots. That is so beautiful. Visiting plantations took so much energy out of me, I had to take a break. But I will be continuing this journey of History & Heritage

[@ShawnyK8]

@@AbiyahBina yes and thank you for shedding light on this important history. I helped my father trace his ancestral roots in Virginia and North Carolina. He did a Ancestry test and connected to some of his family that are descendants of Jane and her daughter. She was a Pamunkey Native who married a indentured servant. His name was Morris Evans. Like I said before, she sued to obtain her and her children’s freedom but unfortunately she didn’t obtain her freedom. However, her children did later on. She passed away at the plantation. There was a state law that was enacted that ended the enslavement of Native Americans in Virginia. However, some slave masters broke the law and had Indians as slaves and Jane and her family was caught up in that situation. She and her family in documents and records were described as darker complexed individuals. Here is something that people probably don’t know, some Natives were labeled as Black or African or Mulatto because of their skintone back then. You can see the records of this in census records and historical documents. This lasted until the mid 1900’s. In 1924, a Virginia law was established called the Racial.Integrity Act. This was the gate way to segregate people alongside with Jim Crow already in Virginia. It was introduced by a man named Walter Plecker. He compiled a listed of Virginian Natives to strip them from their Native status due to their darker complexion and labeled them as Black rather than Indian, this law eventually went national. So this means that historically, there are some Black Americans who think they are African but they have Native ancestry or Tri-racial a mixture of White, African. and Native. By researching my family tree, I have found a lot of Native slaves who married some of my African ancestors. It has been a mind blowing experience for me to research their stories and to actually find some of the plantations that they were on. It was a very emotional experience.

[@AccessorizeYourLife60s]

Thanks for the share I will be in that area early in September, I plan to visit the Jamestown area, I will stop here. Last month I visited the Shenandoah Valley Museum where enslaved life as well as native lives were displayed. It wasn’t easy to take in but this Shirley house is much harder. I go to these sites because I don’t want to forget what my ancestors went through. How their perseverance enabled my existence. It is hard.

[@tristenparks3936]

Very insightful Ima hit suscribe

[@AbiyahBina]

Thank You 😊

[@happyjubilee4021]

Wow, I wonder if the Dent plantation is still standing?

[@AbiyahBina]

Have not heard about this one. Will have to look that up.

[@happyjubilee4021]

During my family reunion, it was discussed that in Virginia on the Dent plantation, A slave holder by the surname Dent had enslaved my relatives my grandmother surname was Dent and my grandfather who was Native American of the Cherokee & Moroccan tribe

[@happyjubilee4021]

@@AbiyahBina okay

[@nicolelacy4527]

When you said you feel like somethings missing I really believe we have a sort of sixth sense. It’s always ended up being true for me. Hopefully during your journey you might be able to find out what that feeling meant....... as a sidenote. Starting to follow you for van life and ending up being about our history. Has really moved me. Honestly I’ve never really been interested in this part of our history. It produces too many emotions and a lot of anger. So I have to REALLY PRAY to not have the anger. I understand as a Christian we don’t wrestle against flesh but evil in the spiritual realm. So I never want to feel hatred towards a race of people. There are beautiful people in every race!

[@AbiyahBina]

A place like this can definitely take a person to feel anger and hatred towards another group of people easily. But for me, I hold on the the fruits of the spirit and pray to the most high for strength and internal comfort. He has not let me down yet. 💜

[@sarahchambers867]

We are Bantu people YAHuahs children... we where never to be Christian our ancestors were killed for not accepting white Jesus know that is why those churches are in the hood....the cross represents Tammuz and Zionist demon freaks. All religion will be destroyed upon his Holy 2nd arrival.

[@sherribatko8981]

I just can't, my feelings get the best of me. It's so hard to hold back all my emotions and the disguss that I feel for these demon savages. I have visited a plantation before and just standing on the land I feel their pain, hurt, cries of anguist. It's almost as if you can hear them It's too emotional for me😔 They could grow, cook and serve these savages, but could not eat this food

[@clf8668]

This is my family history as a relative of Hill, Carter, Dandridge, Byrd family and related to many President’s. It was a different time and as a relative today would not agree with what happen back then…I’m don’t feel guilty but I am ashamed of relatives and don’t understand the mind of people back then. I also don’t agree with Destroying history we need to learn from it.

[@hollywho9822]

Thank you so much for doing this video and sharing this. Im so so sorry you wr t through so much i cannot even imagine what this was like for you. ❤

[@patricehanes2590]

Girl you sound like me...I would not been a good slave...1st sign of a snake, they would have sworn that I was trying to escape to freedom...LOL! Great Tour!!

[@AbiyahBina]

It’s true, I would not have lived long.

[@iniRasta420]

Billie Holiday was great, doing an assignment on "A Mercy" by Toni Morrison. I wrote about Billie last week alongside Paul Robeson

[@AbiyahBina]

Nice 👍🏾.

[@ledzep3692]

Thanks for sharing! Too bad they didn't mention more about the people who were held captive as slaves, especially since that's how that Carter family got their generational wealth. Intentionally writing oppressed people out of history is reprehensible.

[@gardenmike8115]

Hats off to you sister, one time I went to Memphis and a friend took me to banks of the Mississippi River and as I stood there looking at the river a strange chills came over me it was a force I've never known before, I had a connection to the pass and then she took me to Lorraine motel to see where Mlk jr. had been killed , again a cold feeling , I had been touch by a spirit unknown to me....Nobody likes to tell us of our pass history. , we have to dig it up ourselves...thank you

[@2ancient2define97]

🙏🏾Ashe’...takes courage and conviction to do what you’re doing. Much Ibaye (respect) to you. Also I think the ’slave quarters’ were destroyed. 🤔 no ev

[@AbiyahBina]

Yes the slave quarters were gone

[@miloperrault2614]

I commend your courage. I feel heavy watching, it brings tears to my eyes. I know your spirit was touched because in your visit to New Mexico, you were smiling and engaged in conversation with people you came in contact here I didn't see that, rightfully so. The people spoke highly of the Carter's because they were most like from slave owner families as well. If they slaves did run away they were captured and most likely whipped. IF they did get the courage to run though they had to first get through 800 acres, a huge undertaking. I remember having a similar thought driving through Mississippi. The roads were so long and desolate it would have taken forever for a slave to flee. If they were successful they landed in front of people that would return them.

[@justicedevine9552]

Hello, you are a traveling lady. I'm going to get started soon. How are you keeping cool in your van?

[@AbiyahBina]

Currently I have no solution but to travel up North during the summer. Or I just deal with it by having multiple fans

[@eceptheast1]

exactly, they are still benefiting.

[@patriciaharris2436]

Abiyah, I feel your sorrow and pain for our ancestors. I visited a plantation in SC and my heart hurt so bad. Yes, the niceties were written and told; but, there were slaves and many were tortured. It hurt my heart but I know our ancestors are watching over us. I agree….it should be free. If you ever come to DC, visit the African American museum. Wear your walking shoes. Loads of history.

[@AbiyahBina]

Ok. Will keep that place on my list. Thank you

[@srochelle8214]

I visited this property about 2 years ago. I had visited once as a small child and as an adult. I don't think I could fully grasp exactly what I was seeing. But most recently I was so shocked to see that this property has a vineyard and i think a restaurant. Glamorous right. There are other plantations in this area. Those that are from Richmond, VA or any of the surrounding cities/counties, knows just how close Charles City is. Even going from Richmond down RT5 there are really large 'yards' and farmland. I always look at those area imagining, our ancestors working those fields. It's absolutely crazy that our schools will still organize field trips to these 'Parks and 'Houses and not really tell the parents that we're basically visiting a plantation.

[@geaj4214]

When I come across a plantation I get a serious ass hole attitude, but ok, let me explain. I start to feel like yup, I'm going up over here to see this plantation that my ancestors built and kept up. I want to see it all because my ancestors were smart and strong. They built some amazing homes, gardens, etc. Because of them, this place was kept well. When i think about all they went through and the work they put in, the sense of strength i pick up from that amazes me. I don't blame you for not buying anything. Most of these plantation tours won't talk about the most important part, which is our people.

[@Windsingerful]

Going through that was a lot to deal with emotionally! Do you have people from that area in your family? That tree gave me the creeps, too - and I LIVE trees. I’m sure that one witnessed a lot of bullsh*t perpetrated in over 300 years! I was able to trace on branch of my paternal line to a plantation in South Carolina… I got back 7 generations to the early 1800’s….the thought of what my great-great-great greats endured…survived….for me to be “free” today in americuh blows my mind… I’m Iooking forward to part 2!

[@Thisistewmuch]

I’ve always wanted to visit a plantation but have been afraid of how I would react.

[@moniquecarter2540]

I read up on the Shirley Planation and just like you pointed out, the slave history is omitted purposely, in 1989 an article criticized the guides for not talking about the slaves.

[@sherribatko8981]

I guess they want to make the public think that the white owners did all the work and lived a good old Christian life Bull@hit And I also agree it should be FREE . Why should their evil vile descendent continued to earn money off the backs of Blacks or others. That plantation has a lot of dead black bodies buried there in unmarked Graves. And that's why when I walk on the grounds, I feel the pain of my ancestors, I feel like I can hear their cries. And a lot of them was tied to that very tree and whipped until the skin was removed from their backs And a lot were hang on that very tree And, yes the slaves huts was turned down to try and make them look good To me there's no way they can wash the blood off their hands

[@sherribatko8981]

You're so right is should be FREE to ALL blacks. They shouldn't still be earning money off blacks. I would have asked, "where are the slave cabins"?

[@michellestern4909]

The truth and thank you

[@CatriceSea]

I don't know how I didn't see this one. There are several plantations all over Virginia...I have lived here most of my life. There are some very heavy places all over the state....BUT there are also some very beautiful places in the state as well. I discover new things all the time. Safe travels ❤‍🩹❤‍🩹

[@marybell9358]

New Subscriber here .. I can Feel the vibes on that land and from that huge tree the energys so strong especially if the slaves were your ancestors.

[@gt-w6530]

If you want to visit one that acknowledge and honors the black residence and former slaves please visit Louisiana Melrose Plantation. I agree people of color shouldn’t have to pay to visit these historical places. However I’m told they use the funds to help restore the buildings and pay staff.

[@Serenity419YZ]

I had to search to see if I may comment. You have such gifts. I have been following you since I heard you say some things. You said it ALL! Please reach out to me... I suppose you never been to the Black Wax Museum in Baltimore...oh Lord!

[@Cuernavacachica02]

They have made a great deal of money on that property, that’s for sure! It’s also strange that they didn’t have slave quarters. I agree with your idea of free entrance. Probably because of the climate (emotional) they don’t want to mention slaves. That family, to get that much property as a land grant, were some important people. Maybe insensitive was the word you were looking for ;) maybe.

[@JanRaz1955]

This was an excellent video ❤ thank you 😢

[@sylviatorres8965]

Virtual Hugs 🤗 Aniyah 🌺🌸

[@sarahpierson6937]

I'm 61 years young Caucasian woman who grew up horrified by our history. Watching Roots etc tore me up. I married an Asian and have biracial children. I understand racism personally. We must keep revealing the truth so history never repeats itself. Ty for sharing this...God bless! ✝️🛐🙏☝️💯❤️

[@michkie77gmailcom]

Asian isn't the same as marrying black. You watched roots you didn't live it. Black men and women and children we're raped. Roots can't compare that's a minor compared to humans being BBQ, hunged,dragged,burned for trying to escape. Being flogged in the back for not completing your daily quota. Flesh beaten off of our ancestors backs. Never insult someone by saying watching roots and marrying Asian is the same.

[@michkie77gmailcom]

To say watching roots and marrying Asian makes you understand what an insult. None of your white family members were beat until the flesh fell from the body. Male and female women and men were raped in the form of buck breaking. So you shed a tear...it don't compare. Your kids are still considered white which I would never want to be. It's patronizing. Slavery was horrible Roots isn't even close.

[@ginakirkland386]

Not to mention, there are MANY blacks out there that don't look black, so how can you expect that someone would know to let you get in for free???

[@mariemarquez8242]

I would love to go to one of them plantations.a neighborhood once told me she had a greatgrandmother who's grandmother was a suave and she was told many children where missing..they rápido young women children.i believe they buried them on them plantations.such beautiful land but the historia is apauling

[@scottferguson1756]

As an slavery researcher i can tell you that reading the ablolitionist record detail ALL of the horrors that happen, most of it will blow your mind how evil slave master treated slaves

[@theresaperry441]

Remember that they had indentured servants and slaves. Both being treated equally bad. All big trees shouldn't be described as hanging trees. They are big, old and majestic. I am anti-slavery but it happened by people long ago. None of us can change history. Just learn by it and never let it happen again. I love ❤❤ all people regardless of race.

[@aliyabowie3844]

I know I’m late I hope you see this comment. Answering your question, most plantations tore down the slave quarters. Some do have them on display, but they are often recreations of the quarters. Most plantations has slave quarters made of poor quality materials and didn’t survive long. Also some just tore them down when share cropping died out. Others were torn down by share croppers to build better homes. The take away really is once free or extremely cheap labor was gone they wanted to erase all traces of us.

[@reni702]

Whitney Plantation in Louisiana is very interesting! It has the slave houses and schools the black children went to! It is mind blowing what our people went through. If you get to Louisiana, check it out

[@ShawnyK8]

I forgot to say, there wis a video on KZbin that talks about hauntings at the plantation. I can imagine this is why you felt strangely and uncomfortable

[@AbiyahBina]

Could be. It was extremely emotional 🥹

[@MooncieLoo]

I'm white as a piece of rice and it makes me emotional. It's not about my skin color it's about what's in the heart. NO human being should ever have/had to endure slavery. Period!!!!!! I've heard people say, well slavery has been since the beginning of time so it wasn't only in America and it is still happening in other countries today. My reply...AND??? It's WRONG!!! It was wrong then and it's wrong now and it will always be wrong!It rips me apart inside to think about it. I don't care what color a persons skin is, if they have a good heart and a kind soul then they are my kind of people. I'm also thankful for a God that judges accordingly. I pray God blesses your channel Abiyah.

[@LyonessQueen]

New subscriber. Thanks so much for sharing. I am saddened that no mention was given to our ancestors whose blood, sweat, and tears went into building this plantation, European descendants still reside there, continuing to profit. They have a restaurant and gift shop that was a part of the laundry house. So disrespectful 😔

[@AbiyahBina]

I felt the same way. This plantation is not worth seeing and that’s my personal opinion.

[@MartySmithFan]

I’ve watched numerous vids on this place and saw not only the current owner mention plus signage of slaves in the kitchen area.

[@justred5164]

How do you have a plantation museum with no information about the slaves that built the place???!!!!

[@ginakirkland386]

Honey, you are not and were never a slave. Stop trying to act like it was you. I have Nigerian blood from North Carolina, so clearly that means I had an ancestor that was a slave. That doesn't mean I think I should get in for free nor does it mean that I want reparations because I am free - as are you.

[@sonicallycorrect]

I WENT HERE IN THE 7th GRADE... I WOKE UP SPIRITUALLY HERE AND NOW YEARS LATER FINDING OUT MY GREAT GRANDFATHER OWNED THIS PLANTATION... ROBERT "KING" CARTER... MY FATHERS FATHERS FATHER IS GENTLEMAN "JIM" ROBINSON WHO OWNED THE LOCATION WHERE THE CIVIL WAR BEGAN IN MANASSAS VA.

[@sherleengibson8847]

I'm watching the video, and I see how people seems to be avoiding you, IF ANYONE HAS A RIGHT TO BE THERE, YOU DO, IT'S YOUR HISTORY ‼️

[@bfree6521]

Do some digging, I have read several books written by slaves. Twelve Years a Slave, also the book about Nat Turner is very good. I also came across a book titled Written by Myself ( I think that was the title). Frederick Douglass bio very good.

[@bernicemendoza856]

Shirley plantation slave quarters are no longer there. There's one slave call that's supposed to be next to Shirley plantation property.

[@Veronicaslovelybaldlif63]

Hey Abiyah where did you sleep in DC

[@kerikraemer1677]

They whole family benefited off the backs of slaves and my sons native American slaves. There last names were Gibson. This plantation is rich with land gift shops.. plus they are covering up something it seems like to them everything is just wonderingful in their dream land. What about the people worked on this plantation where did they sleep are trying to cover something. I believe there is something wrong bad vibe I get.

[@PhoenixRayne88]

OMG! You stress poop too?! I thought I was the only one!!

[@AbiyahBina]

Lol! That's when I know I'm nervous.

[@carlyrose6303]

That place felt horrible even through the video…I would ask for a refund!

[@PhoenixRayne88]

As a mayo Queen, this was heartbreaking and rage inducing. Those poor men, women and children. I often wonder if the children and wives of the men who owned the plantation felt like they did or had more empathy.. especially the children who were raised by the slaves and grew up with their children. Did they ever try to help, were the scared or did they agree with this mistreatment? I don't know much about my ancestors just that my mom's whole family lived in Mass as far back as the first ancestor. My father's family is from the South as far back as he knew. My father was a MOC and witnessed horrible things... but was his father's family racist? Was my mom's? The idea that odds are my family members were slave owners angers me. How can I come from someone so cruel and ignorant...

[@bre9328]

Why did you feel the need to refer to yourself as "Mayo queen"?

[@ginakirkland386]

I believe she meant that the Hill/Carters that live there now are good people.

[@capricorndepression]

My fathers side of the family was enslaved on this plantation.

[@eceptheast1]

That is not no history. That is now.

[@truthbetold1074]

I also have visited this plantation...and reparations for us have to include us NOT paying to get into a plantation...and it is definitely a "spooky" place....

[@Mimi-ht6xr]

Being that as Black Americans (including Black Caribbeans) we rarely look like the hundreds of darkened, desolated pictures of the enslaved persons of color of yesteryear, how would many of us get in FREE? Would we carry special ID detailing us as slave descendants? What Pandora’s Box is being opened here? As to many plantation owners, what acknowledgment will ever be made of the hundreds of Black slaveowners who outright owned slaves?

[@flowergirl1ful]

Usually when things are omitted, something bad happened. So very sad these people don't acknowledge that slaves probably did most of the work to build these plantations. So much denial!

[@kerikraemer1677]

My sons Gibson native American relatives were slaves on the shirley plantation. Makes me sad no acknowledgement towards the natives who worked the plantation

[@sheridaninnes5190]

I don’t know whatS more disturbing.. the fact this was a slave plantation or the fact that this family of slave owners is still making money off this property..😐

[@a.ruiz-perez7567]

As a historian myself, it’s really difficult, you have to separate the two the history and the fact that it is their home regardless, they did share the home half of it to the public to educate people. That doesn’t mean they have to lose their entire home. If that were the case, then a lot of colleges will not be around due to the fact, they were founded, technically on slaverylike UNC Chapel Hill for example, it’s not black-and-white

[@avasjoi]

You know those bees where Oshun guiding you and that tree most likely was a whipping tree. A lot of blood in that soil.

[@FriedPeaches-]

Its kinda odd knowing the family generation still owns it and is profiting from it.

[@a.ruiz-perez7567]

@@FriedPeaches- I mean it’s there house, like it’s part of history and preservation but that they don’t have to get rid of there own house either , there sharing it still so that’s good .

[@lydiawilson2935]

Decompress not Decompose

[@tracyhehner2746]

All of these plantations should talk about the slaves and their contributions. They should give proper credit to the enslaved people for making America the most prosperous country!

[@jayr.617]

The tour guides are speaking to a majority white visitor audience so of course they are going to focus on the wonderful things the white plantation owners did. It's better not to go to these places and endure the pain and sadness. Preserve and protect ourselves and not be hurt again by these experiences.

[@karene.7014]

They claimed land already occupied.

[@rubypayton4539]

Sweet girl. That had to be hard but I am proud of you for wanting to tell your peoples part in this. Without slave labor there wouldn't be all this false glory that white man promotes. My heart has always ached for the those lost souls. They had no right to hurt your people. No right at all.

[@denisethompson6251]

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[@amyw4125]

It’s crazy how they don’t mention anything about slaves but yet it isn’t because they don’t want the truth out there. I understand to an extent the emotions you felt. Now as for the emotions causing anger towards whites, please remember that less than 5% of the population back then had plantations and slaves. Many white folks alive today did not come from plantation families. My family came from England, Ireland, Germany and France and we were not wealthy. Keep digging and take it all to Abba Yah. He has you on this journey for a reason. Keep sharing and know that Abba Yah is waking up His children of all colors of the dirty.

[@borisborman_6936]

My ancestors were white slaves in white country, the country called Russian Empire back then. Almost all slaves in RE were native slavic people (locals). It was no need to buy slaves from other continents, when slaves are already around you everywhere.

[@2ancient2define97]

...wasn’t finished, erase shameful evidence 😭

[@AbiyahBina]

That’s what I think 🤔

[@fs9842]

People need to learn history before they make up there own.

[@feistylilmama2248]

I feel there secrets there holding about that plantation. Feel like there is a cover up about it.and i feel u about that tree.and i vision that the white folks stood on balcony / porch to watch the hangings.in my mind,just my mind.i feel the trees grow like that cause of the blood the hangings .and the souls that was forced to be set free at that tree.and wvwn when the salce women would put the babies there while they wrked to only find and see there kids taken or used for gator bait.that free felt so much pain.as it is alive too.😢😢😢😢❤❤❤.u may know about this but read Deuteronomy 28:68 and keep read on who and what nation of people dies that fit.annnnd what did God called them.hmmm!!!❤❤❤😢😢😢😢

[@tobeornottobe6797]

Exactly. I will never pay a fee to see what my ancestors built. Nope

[@cynthia5408]

Well we have to do better than what happened in the past..my ancestor on my grand mother's side was a endeared servant he was sent her from France to work his debt off..soo alot have endured hardship at the hands of rich people

[@Blessed2Bme73]

They had human beings not animals, Pride just know they have a lot of Blood on their hands. Not sure how any one human could do the things they have done and still doing.

[@debbiehall7016]

Somebody brushing their teeth?

[@kevinchambers1101]

Pretty odd, wasn't it?

[@thematrix496]

Decompress.

[@stevenmoss2152]

Love those old plantations

[@sherribatko8981]

If you loose some subscribers bc of how you feel, they were never honest to themselves anyway. You have a right to your feelings, don't feel bad bc I understand. It's impossible for a black person to stand on land like that and not be emotional

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