African Americans Would You Buy A House That Once Housed Slaves?

I am doing some renovating and cleaning out of this old historical house for a female friend who just purchased it. The house is pretty old and its stipulated that the house has to remain in its original form. In other words she can’t change or alter any of the foundation. Its in a really nice neighborhood with modern expensive type homes. First why would someone who owned slaves stipulate they want the house to remain in its original form? Then, why would any African American want to purchase it knowing its history? Do anyone find this kind of strange?

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7 Responses to 'African Americans Would You Buy A House That Once Housed Slaves?'

Anonymous - July 30th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Sure it’d be like a “Look whos laughin’ now” to the guy that orignially owned it.
Its like a big F*ck you!
Too Sense - July 30th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
yep. If the price is right.
Nick - July 31st, 2010 at 2:18 am
white people would you eat mcdonalds after your grampa died of a heart attack from eating there too much?
oh of course you would, mcdonalds is more addicting than cocane to you guys.
Mint Ch0colate - July 31st, 2010 at 3:55 am
No. It might have some of those tales from the hood slave dolls in it. I won’t take the risk. I love my life too much.
Ice Cream Man - July 31st, 2010 at 4:01 am
First why would someone who owned slaves stipulate they want the house to remain in its original form?
Because its historical, I dont even know why hes letting you live there, it should be in a museum.
Then, why would any African American want to purchase it knowing its history?
What does the history have to do with anything, that was over 100 years ago and didnt invlove you.
Headtate - July 31st, 2010 at 6:47 am
The requirement that the house remain in its original form probably has little direct connection to its slavery history. It is probably required by a historic agency. The house was likely key in the local history. Either something important happened there or someone key to the local history owned it (which is likely because most important people in the antebellum period owned slaves). It is also an old house. Many places, in an attempt to save these old houses, ask that they are not significantly altered.
That said, I’m not black. However, a house is a house. It has been 145 years since slavery ended. If anything, it would be kind of like retribution. The house was once a symbol of the repression of black people and now, it is owned by one. It is literally owning one’s history. Bad history is still history. Separating yourself from it does not change the fact that it happened.
Choco - July 31st, 2010 at 6:53 am
blacks don’t have moeny