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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I got married 20 years ago, which is almost a generation ago.  My DH and i got married in a church and had our reception at Gunston Hall Plantation (George Mason's home.)  I wanted a unique location.  Also, I majored in History in college and liked the idea of celebrating my marriage in a historic, Virginia location.  Back then, most of my friends were having receptions in hotel ballrooms and I wanted something different.  The reception was not held in the home but in their museum, which is a modern building.  We did take photos outside of his house and I have one of us standing in front of the house displayed prominently in my living room.  The other aspect I really liked about the location is all of my guests received a guided tour of the house while we were taking photos.  [b]The thought of Mason owning slaves never entered my mind[/b].  I'm not sure if I would choose the same location today but he is a very prominent figure in our history.  [/quote]

Honestly, if you're white, you shouldn't be okay with this. It's white privilege to be able to pick and choose when we think about race and when we put it out of our mind, and this is all the more significant when we are talking about a building specifically constructed to profit off of the horrors of slavery. It's natural but something to be mindful about it. [/quote]

Is it?  Or is it just focusing on a wedding instead of guilt?[/quote]

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