Rosedown: A Link to the Past | 2010

Thank you for posting this documentary. Silencing and tearing down does not change history. As a former teacher, I know how important it is to teach the history of this nation, the good and the bad. I know of no one who thinks that slavery was a good thing and cannot imagine owning other people, but that is gone, thank God, at least in the U.S. Tearing down and silencing only stirs the pot and causes division. Can't change what happened. Can only love, as God has taught us to love, and to treat everyone the same.

God Bless the 444 precious souls who built and maintained this plantation. Sadly they remain unnamed and mostly ignored, as we gape at the splendor and extravagance of both Rosedown and her owners. Not to mention the untold and unnamed natives whose land was taken from underfoot to build the place.

“They got it all wrong” comment is so true. Like the Newport mansions, it was the labor of men who made them beautiful. The owners just wrote the checks. So, my respect goes to the slaves & laborers/craftsmen, not the wealthy trash.

They got it all wrong, the plantation owners didn't make this place beautiful and historic. The slaves and workers did with blood, sweat, tears and heartbreak. They are the ones who deserve the credit .

This place of horrors was beautiful because of the free labor of ENslaved people! Anybody that engaged in human trafficking no matter what era was despicable no matter how wonderful they are portrayed! Yes, you can’t change history but let’s not overlook that part of history either!

Amazing history, I’m so glad it’s preserved. You can’t change the past or forget the past, you must learn from the past.

When we lived in Lafayette, everytime we had guests we toured all the plantations. Hauntingly Beautiful places with such history..good and bad

I hope there are a lot of black people who take the time to visit these plantations, this one. They were sources of some heartache back then, for sure, but I think they should bd proud of what the black people accomplished. They worked hard and learned, or taught many things back then. If I looked out over that cotton field I would be amazed, saddened, and proud of all of their hard work and field songs. They had the emotional strength to sing in their troubles along with the crying. That says so much for their toughness and fortutude. It's sad that history did that to those people. We can't change that. We can celebrate who they were and how their hard work helped build this country.

It should be viewed as historical….as a people I try to understand a mindset where you can possibly look at humans as property to be owned, sold, and treated Iike cattle….I cant for the life of me see their perspective…money the root of all evil….but then, look our world today….slavery still exists in places like Africa, China….we still haven’t eradicated it.

I love history, the good, the bad, the ugly. We should learn from the past and not make the same mistakes as our ancestors. Some have more, some have less, it is just the way of our world.

The fact that it was built in only SIX MONTHS means that many, many, many enslaved persons worked long, grueling hours day, after day, after day... so very difficult to think about. 😓💔😢

A 19-year-old girl designed these gardens inspired by her honeymoon trip to Europe. Pretty impressive.

Very well done! I can't imagine why that man sold the Henry Clay bed and got rid of the records, etc. That's important history! It's hard enough for black Americans to find their roots. Those records could have helped someone trace part of their ancestry, not to mention, the family of the owners may want that history as well! I'm so glad it's in good hands now.

No matter how you dress it up, suffering is suffering. And if your wealth was built on the suffering of others, it is ill earned and poorly viewed by the majority of people.

I am glad I watched this and saddened at the same time. I pray they will included the slave narrative with the next generation of owners. One of the statements said that, the worst injustice was the losing of bedroom furniture. Then in the next statement that it was just sad that some slave records were lost. The idea that furniture was a greater lost for history than the records and accounts of human beings is unbelievable. I know it was not intended to be harsh but it shows the lack of understanding of how the slaves that were on that plantation were regarded.

It is amazing so many of the furnishings, crystal, silverware, etc. somehow survived. This is a true living document of a period of American history, albeit so painful and sad to know how the Turnbull's wealth was acquired. We must remember how things were as to not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Love Historical homes and if they have their original furniture even more. I love the history of the home and it's owners. The gardens at Rosedown are breathtaking. Fascinating video Thank You.

Amazing is the history of this plantation. Thank goodness for the step in an purchase to protect what the greedy one was destroying bit by bit. Continuing success be with you and this historic plantation. Thank you for sharing.

What about the people who made this plantation actually work and did the labor necessary? Those who had no choice of whether or not to live and work there, or who may have their family sold away from them? Amazing to just brush over this!

How wonderful that it survived. The honesty about slavery is appreciated.