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The Gone with the Wind version of plantation life, Scarlett O' Hara and mint juleps.
History can be so-o-o disappointing.
Yet they seem somehow strongly drawn to the white, slaveowning, blissfully ignorant happy side of it.
Not racist? Really, it's pretty damn racist to go to a place built and farmed and repaired and cleaned by salves and where the slaveowners were entertained and fed and raised by slaves and to then take offense at the perspective of those slaves.
Hey, why not go to a concentration camp and complain about how they talk too much about Jews suffering and getting killed and all that, I mean, why not just focus on the perspective of the nazis, right?
...not about how the entire way of life was based on the subjugation of black people! 
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gatormotherof2
TripAdvisor member since 2010
Woman from Washington DC, District of Columbia
Review of McLeod Plantation Historic Site
Reviewed April 16, 2019 via mobile
A government run and operated facility w/a disturbing political tone/delivery/edge
I had not read any reviews prior to my visit. A mistake on my part and hopefully my last. I have found through previous disappointments that examination of those that place a poor rating though very well written review w/constructive criticism are more often than not the most reliable - I said most, not "All". In this case, there is a clear, common and very disturbing thread that exists amongst all of them and should therefore be noted. I echo most of the negative reviews w/compliments to several which have captured without fail the disturbing theme.
I was hoping for a gentle stroll through the historic grounds of McLeod Plantation w/an accurate depiction of the events and moreover the history of the McLeod family, their immigration to the colony of South Carolina, their economic contribution and all that encompassed the plantation inclusive of slave labor. My expectation was met with nothing short of 45 minutes of condescending lecturing by none other than a millennial guide aimed to stifle, embarrass and provide no room for furthering discussion or engagement with those of us present. Her historic reference had been clearly tainted by the new version of revisionist and popular history. "Enslavement" vs that of "slavery", "Emancipation" vs "escape" to name a few forms of a "nouveau" and more popularized view and terminology for a horrific treatment of humans that has unfortunately existed since the dawn of times. However one was made to feel that this plantation in particular was the epicenter of slavery - I felt for the young children present and the ensuing brainwashing. It became clear that there was a political edge, as noted in previous and less than stellar reviews, and such commentary should not be overlooked.
Asking those of us present to respond to "how the slaves might have felt" was like expecting a response from a newly diagnosed cancer patient. Utter nonsense.
Save your money! There are far better plantations to see and visit in the surrounding areas.Show less
Date of experience: April 2019
Why? When will this country acknowledge it?
I'm so tired. 
