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Friday, August 9, 2019

The Truth Hurts

From the Washington Post -

Some white people don't want to hear about slavery at plantations built by slaves
The nasty online reviews have gone viral on Twitter.
By Gillian Brockell


"It was just not what we expected.”

“I was depressed by the time I left.”

“ … the tour was more of a scolding of the old South.”

“The brief mentions of the former owners were defamatory.”

“Would not recommend.”

These are a few of the apparently negative reviews posted online about guided tours of Southern plantations, some of which went viral Thursday after former Colorado congressional candidate Saira Rao tweeted a screenshot of one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/08/08/some-white-people-dont-want-hear-about-slavery-plantations-built-by-slaves/?amp=1

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