Tuesday 2 August 2022 09:30 PM Airbnb REMOVES former slave quarter cabin in Mississippi that went for after ... trends now
Airbnb has removed the listing of a former slave cabin on the Belmont Plantation in Greenville, Mississippi, that rented out for $165 a night after a viral TikTok user called out the 'atrocity.'
The Panther Burn Cottage @ Belmont Plantation is listed as an '1830s slave cabin' that has also been used as a 'tenant sharecroppers cabin.'
Wytnon Yates, 34, posted a now-viral video -- it has so far garnered nearly 3 million views -- to TikTok about the property, saying it was anything but quaint and charming.
'The history of slavery in this country is constantly denied and now it's being mocked by being turned into a luxurious vacation spot,' Yates said in the clip.
'This is not OK. This is an 1830s slave cabin up on Airbnb,' Yates says with a screen shot of the outside of the modest abode. 'How is this OK in somebody's mind to rent this out as a bed and breakfast, a place where human beings were kept as slaves?'
The one-story home accommodates up to two guests, featuring a bedroom and a private bath -- there's no mention of a kitchen -- adding that the former slave quarters had been renovated with modern amenities, including Netflix. The property had a 4.97 star rating and 68 reviews.
Airbnb quickly removed the listing from its platform and issued an apology for any 'trauma' or 'grief' it caused.
'We removed the Mississippi listing in question and are currently in in the process of removing listings that are known to include former slave quarters in the United States,' Haven Thorn, an Airbnb spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Tuesday.
He said that 'properties that formerly housed the enslaved have no place on Airbnb.'
'We apologize for any trauma or grief created by the presence of this listing, and others like it, and that we did not act sooner to address this issue,' Thorn said.
He added: ' We are working with experts to develop new policies that address other properties associated with slavery.'
![The Panther Burn Cottage @ Belmont Plantation [pictured] is listed on Airbnb, as an '1830s slave cabin' that has also been used as a 'tenant sharecroppers cabin.' The structure has also been a 'medical office for local farmers and their families'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/02/19/60990709-11073625-image-a-1_1659463736852.jpg)
The Panther Burn Cottage @ Belmont Plantation [pictured] is listed on Airbnb, as an '1830s slave cabin' that has also been used as a 'tenant sharecroppers cabin.' The structure has also been a 'medical office for local farmers and their families'
Two different angles of the bedroom decorated in a traditional aesthetic
A view of the private bathroom located in the slave cabin that has since been taken down from the Airbnb platform
The cabin sits on the property of the estate located in Greenville, Miss. Greenville is a city in, and the
