+Norris Coleman the plantation brought history to life. Not much of southern history has been preserved. We wish there was more, to help learning come to life.
Enjoyed this video. I like touring and visiting antebellum plantations and old houses around the South. They are so pretty and well-built. I love the history and the architecture. What was the shot of the plexiglass on the floor?
+Nikki Valdin the plantation is truly beautiful! The plexiglass was showing the floor joists that were the original logs used for the exterior walls for the dog trot house.
Hi Good News Bus! This is Marybeth, Brently and I are new to your channel but enjoying it immensely! We currently live in Taiwan as Expats so seeing your little snippets of the Good Ole USA does me good! Also, we are enjoying your work on the new bus and are almost caught up (last episode we saw was the installation of the door) My husband won't let me watch the newer ones while he's at work, so I binge watch your older episodes! Seeing this plantation episode made me wonder if you discussed with the kids or if they with you the contrast of living in a house like that (yuck!) vs. living in a Skoolie (totally awesome!)? Hope Julie is feeling well! Our goal is to be caught up before baby is born!
Hey guys! Welcome aboard. I actually lol when I read that your husband won’t let you watch the newer Vlogs. Sounds like something I would do...😆. The kids know the contrast of living in a home and bus life. A few years ago we lived in a 3200 sq ft house and we felt like we never saw the kids. We all love it. Thanks for the comment.
Y'all should go check out some things in Nashville, TN. Like the Heritage museum of one of our Presidents, Andrew Jackson, who lived in TN and actually owned some slaves in the civil war era. He was actually a general in the TN army. Y'all would really enjoy it and there are different tours you can take. While you are near Nashville you should check out the Parthenon in Centennial Park. There are many more things you can do. If you like country music I would definitely recommend the Contry Music Hall of Fame.
Good News Bus sounds so nice! How do things look after those hurricanes? I hear some are still recovering from them. I wish I was at the beach. But I only have 2 weeks and I day til Thanksgiving break!! So happy to be gathered aroung my family.
+Johnita Campbell we were making the distinctions between plantations that treated people well vs the other one I mentioned that did not. Slavery overall is a terrible stain on the history of this country.
I was hesitant to watch this video as soon as I saw southern plantation. I'd just like to say there was nothing "very good" about being a slave, no matter the treatment. A lot disappointed in that statement but, if that's how ya feel then I guess that's how ya feel. Smh!
+darkchild1983 no one said that there was anything “very good” about being a slave. I think you totally misunderstood the point. If I were a slave back then I would want to be with a plantation that worked to keep families together and treated their workers like people. According to what we learned, this is one of those places. I also noted that there was another plantation down the road that treated people horribly. History shows this plantation was not like that.
@@TheBusLifeShow Hey The Bus Life, While you appear genuine in your explanation of this plantation's treatment of slaves, I do not think you fully comprehend what these two ladies are communicating. I suppose I can frame your wording under a different context: While visiting a Nazi concentration camp in Germany, a tour guide informs you of the treatment of its former captives, stating that despite the cruel treatment and harsh environment, the Nazi’s were “good” to their captives, and allowed for their families to stay together as opposed to the concentration camp just miles down the road. Do you honestly believe that is something worth justifying for the glamorization of that camp? I would hope not. What you have done is effectively that. Upon knowing how slaves were treated, you have communicated to your audience that it pales in comparison to this plantation’s rich architecture and art, because “hey, at least the slaves and their families were together in their suffering” at the hands of their owners. Also, the very definition of a slave is “a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.” I am not sure how that is considered to be treating someone “good”. This is what these women are saying; this plantation owned slaves, who existed on that plot of land not by choice and were not treated like humans-just like the other plantation down the road. It does not matter whether the families were suffering apart or under one roof. I know the internet can be a highly critical place but do please try to understand how/what you say and the implications behind your statements. I sincerely hope your children do not share the same sentiment and understand the nature of the relationship between black and white people during that era.
Jared here is the point. Slavery still exists in many places around the world. If you were born into slavery (as terrible as that is) would you rather be a slave of someone who beat you everyday or treated you like a human? I would rather be treated like a human. That is the only point but people like to read into everything.
