Since May 15, when the news broke of a fire which burned Nottoway Plantation, the largest antebellum plantation in the South, to the ground, Black folks have been sharing their excitement all across social media. For people whose ancestors endured slavery, it’s not hard to wonder why they would rejoice in the news of the destruction of a symbol of that painful time.
Although Nottoway was a sugar plantation built and operated by slaves in 1859, unless they are students of history, the couples who have their weddings and the families who stay at the resort would have no idea, as the property doesn’t make mention of that time its marketing materials.
Here are some of the best memes from Black people who are not sorry about the Nottoway Plantation fire we found online.
